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Article #5363Re: What is MMDF
From: Edward C. Bennett
Date: Wed, 10 May 1989 17:02
Date: Wed, 10 May 1989 17:02
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In article <8905052138.AA26723@decwrl.dec.com> paine@rust.dec.com (Willy Paine) writes:
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>IRS (USA tax collectors!) is using MMDF and as being former programmer
>for IRS, I used to install MMDF by myself for Seattle office. That was
>two years ago. I heard that IRS is having new version of MMDF to work
>with gateway to usenet. I am wondering if there is any address of this
>gateway.
Huh? Define 'gateway to USENET'. If you mean the Internet, use the SMTP
channel. If you mean UUCP, use the UUCP channel. MMDF can do it all.
>I think the protocol of MMDF is just terrible!! This is
>really too slow but recently IRS is using fast modem like 9600 baud.
The MMDF protocol? I'm sorry to disappoint you, but there is no such
thing. MMDF has channel programs that speak the established protocols.
If you were experiencing slow mail transfer, it wasn't MMDF's fault.
--
Edward C. Bennett - The other MMDF guy DOMAIN: edward@engr.uky.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ukma!ukecc!edward From: edward@engr.uky.edu (Edward C. Bennett) Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc Subject: Re: What is MMDF Summary: MMDF is wonderful Message-ID: <2891@ukecc.engr.uky.edu> Date: 10 May 89 17:02:07 GMT References: <8905052138.AA26723@decwrl.dec.com> Reply-To: edward@engr.uky.edu (Edward C. Bennett) Followup-To: comp.mail.misc Organization: Univ. of KY Engineering Computing Center Lines: 23