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dattier@ddsw1.mcs.com (DWT) writes:
>GEnie's reply command does not work (last I checked) on mail that arrived
>through the Internet gateway.  A response must be hand-addressed to 
>user@site.domain@inet# -- yes, that's two "@"'s and a "#".  The "user@site.-
>domain" part must be thirty-two characters or shorter, but GEnie knows that
>that's a problem and it might be fixed some day.

The two-@ sign behaviour is an artifact of the way the gateway is
implemented to allow one mail system on GEnie instead of two.  The
actual limitation on the length of addresses is 35 characters, and
will be removed Real Soon Now.  The same changes necessary to implement
X.400 addressing will help fix this 35-character limitation.

If you use the form on the INTERNET page (#207) there's no need to
know about the @INET# added to the end - just indicate the proper
domain address and it adds it on for you.

The REPLY command doesn't work on any "foreign" mail.  The Internet
just happens to be the most common form of Inter-community mail.  A 
tool such as the Aladdin products know how to spot Internet mail and
correctly send it with the non-reply command.

For those GEnie subscribers needing to send mail to far-away places
such as Germany and Dayton Ohio, I have been creating shorthand aliases
for those persons when made aware of the situation, typically through
GEnie Feedback.

>Mail addressed through the gateway to the valid GEmail name of a GEnie user
>who hasn't subscribed to the gateway (or who has quit it) will bounce.
>David W. Tamkin   Box 59297   Northtown Station, Illinois  60659-0297
>dattier@ddsw1.mcs.com    CompuServe: 73720,1570    MCI Mail: 426-1818

Andy
Postmaster@GEnie.geis.com
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