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00REF: UUCP
Notework MHS/UUCP Gateway Option (UNIXGATE)
Connects LAN based E-Mail to Unix based E-Mail
The gateway allows users of Notework, the 5K Pop-Up Electronic Mail Package
for Novell LANs to exchange messages with Unix based mail systems.
Using the Notework/UUCP gateway, a dedicated MHS/PC on the LAN can
automatically dial in to a Unix machine and exchange messages with Unix
based mail networks using the "g" protocol. The capability to auto-dial
directly from a PC into the Unix mail system is unique.
Other vendors offer SMTP connections which require a hardwired TCP/IP network
connection to a Unix machine. The Notework gateway does not require any
TCP/IP connection or software.
When mail arrives for the PC LAN from a Unix based machine, the user is
notified by a tone and a flashing symbol in the corner of the screen. The
user can pop-up from within any application to read and answer the mail.
One key application for the Notework/UUCP gateway is to access the Internet
mail system. The Internet connects computers at major companies, government
installations, and universities around the world. Huge amounts of mail
travel over the Internet everyday. Service organizations like UUNET offer
dial in access to internet mail for fees as low as $25 per month but require
UUCP connections. The Notework/UUCP gateway provides access to these UUCP
connections at very reasonable costs.
The Notework/UUCP gateway supports multiple attachments under RFC 1154
specification on the Unix side and under MHS the 1.5 specification on the
LAN side.
UUCP is the basic networking utility that comes standard with ALL Unix
distributions and has been part of the basic distribution since the mid 70's.
Many Unix machines today communicate using TCP/IP but TCP/IP requires a hard
wired network connection between machines. UUCP requires only RS-232 ports.
UUCP IS THE COUNTERPART TO MHS IN THE UNIX COMMUNITY
It operates in much the same way as MHS. Machines poll each other at
pre-defined times or when there is mail to send, and exchange messages. On
every connection, any mail waiting for the remote host is sent across. After
all messages destined for the remote host have been sent across, the exchange
is turned around so that any mail on the remote host destined for us is sent
to us.
Typically, as with MHS, the connections are established over modems and phone
lines. (Although null-modem cable connections can be used for machines in the
same building.) Like MHS, UUCP has a few large public "hubs" that can be
accessed by the general public (uunet,psi,...). However unlike MHS, UUCP by
nature of its long term existence is international with more than 1 million
nodes. Certain modems have even been tailored to optimize UUCP connections.
Notework MHS/UUCP Gateway
Price: $ 999.00 (Network version)
Notework MHS/UUCP Gateway
Price: $ 299.00 (Single-user version)