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Re: join MCI MAIL?

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From: Karl Kleinpaste
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1989 16:17
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campbell@redsox.bsw.com writes:
   Send mail to "<MCI Mail ID>@mci.com".  For instance, to send mail
   to someone whose MCI Mail ID is 173-2519, you would address your mail to:
	   173-2519@mci.com
   I have tried this and it works.

Not like that, it doesn't.  Use "mcimail.com".

[36] [12:13pm] giza:/# host -a mci.com.
Host not found.
[37] [12:13pm] giza:/# host -a mcimail.com.
mcimail.com     86400 IN        A       132.151.1.4
mcimail.com     86400 IN        MX      10 MCIMAIL.COM
Additional information:
MCIMAIL.COM     86400 IN        A       132.151.1.4
[38] [12:13pm] giza:/# 
--
Karl

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enterprise.  We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in
our midst.  We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful."  --Lewis
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Message-ID: <KARL.89Sep7121740@triceratops.cis.ohio-state.edu>
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References: <21925@cup.portal.com> <1443@redsox.bsw.com>

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From: karl@triceratops.cis.ohio-state.edu (Karl Kleinpaste)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: join MCI MAIL?
Message-ID: <KARL.89Sep7121740@triceratops.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 7 Sep 89 16:17:40 GMT
References: <21925@cup.portal.com> <1443@redsox.bsw.com>
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In-reply-to: campbell@redsox.bsw.com's message of 7 Sep 89 14:31:30 GMT