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In <1992Oct14.212659.8441@wuecl.wustl.edu> jbk1@cec1.wustl.edu (Jamal 
Bassam Kaddoura) writes:

>   I am trying to reach a friend at the internet host: umcnx1.missouri.edu
> at the University of Missouri in Columbia but for some reason I am unable to
> reach this host. I know that the address is valid. 
> 
> Also I know another host on Bitnet:  MIZZOU1 but I don't know how to send
> mail from an internet account to a bitnet account. Another question is how to
> find a person's login? if I know their name because you can't use finger on
> bitnet. 

You may know that the address is valid, but the rest of the world has not
yet been informed.  I say this not to ridicule you but to illustrate that
you cannot necessarily believe what someone has told you.

The name server for the missouri.edu domain says

> umcnx1.missouri.edu.
Server:  noc.missouri.edu
Address:  128.206.2.252

*** noc.missouri.edu can't find umcnx1.missouri.edu.: Non-existent domain

That probably explains why you are unable to reach it.  On the other 
hand, to reach MIZZOU1, you could just as well use their Internet 
address, where finger might work.  If it doesn't, a polite query to a 
postmaster often produces helpful information.

> mizzou1.missouri.edu.
Server:  noc.missouri.edu
Address:  128.206.2.252

Name:    mizzou1.missouri.edu
Address:  128.206.2.2

It appears that your school runs its own gateway to BITNET.  One place 
to get information about it might be from your own postmaster.  If not,
then perhaps from harvey@wuvmd.wustl.edu

Domain:     WUSTL.EDU
Name:       Washington University LAN
Gateway:    MAILER@WUVMD
Gatemaster: HARVEY@WUVMD

Ric