Re: GEnie <> internet gateway ( old topic again... sorry! )

[dig@pro-cynosure.cts.com (Doug Granzow)]

vandry@CAM.ORG (Phillip Vandry) writes:

>I tried the gateway by sending mail to x@genie.com. I knew that if it came
>back with unknown host, the gateway does not exist, but if it comes back with
>unknown user, it's there.
>
>It came back with unknowm host.

Do you know the story of the word ASSUME?  You can split it into three words:
ASS-U-ME.  When you ASSUME, you make an ASS out of U and ME.

Your mistake above was assuming that GEnie would use the name genie.com.  It
does not.  To send mail to a GEnie user(*), send mail to
username@genie.geis.com.

(*) - Only GEnie users who signed up for the Internet mail gateway can
receive mail.  GEnie users (I believe) pay a flat monthly fee plus an
additional charge based on mail volume.  It's not cheap.


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