1993 Fools: New Mail service available: IRC by Mail
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From: cornet@zen.et.tudelft.nl (Jan-Pieter Cornet)
Subject: New Mail service available
Message-ID: <1993Apr01.003459.27958@donau.et.tudelft.nl>
Summary: mail <ircmail@ircserver.et.tudelft.nl> and see what happens
Keywords: irc,mail
Sender: news@donau.et.tudelft.nl (UseNet News System)
Nntp-Posting-Host: zen.et.tudelft.nl
Organization: Delft University of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1993 00:34:59 GMT
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Dear reader,
As of today, 1-4-1993, a new mail service is made available. Parallel
to developments like ftpmail and the archie mail interface, we've
decided to make yet another useful internet service available to anyone
capable of sending and receiving Email messages.
IRCMAIL -- IRCMAIL -- IRCMAIL -- IRCMAIL -- IRCMAIL -- IRCMAIL -- IRCMAIL
The IRCMAIL interface allows you to access the Interactive Remote
Conferencing (IRC) system using your mailer!
This opens unique possiblities for people with UUCP connections, people
behind firewalls, people on private networks with no direct internet
access, etcetera!
Usage of the server is extremely simple: Send a mail message to:
<ircmail@ircserver.et.tudelft.nl>
If you are located on a net that requires a special address format
to send messages to the internet, then adapt accordingly.
As the subject, choose a channel name. IRC is divided into several
channels to organise the discussions. You will join the channel that is
mentioned in the subject line. The current version of ircmail does
not allow you to switch channels during the discussion.
Any text in the body of the mail will be sent to the channel. ircmail
will try to be smart and allows other participants of the discussion
to reply to your remarks before continuing with the next line.
After completing your session, a logfile with the progress of the
discussion will be sent back to you.
Here's an example ircmail session from a fictive unix host that's able
to send mail directly to the internet:
% mail ircmail@ircserver.et.tudelft.nl
Subject: aussies
Hello, are you concerned about the hole in the ozone layer?
Oh, really?
.
EOT
After completing the discussion you will get a logfile with all the
conversations that took place via Email.
We hope you will enjoy this new service. If you have any questions
you are free to mail the admin of ircserver, irc@ircserver.et.tudelft.nl.
Or you can call TOLL-FREE: 800-040193 MAIL !!
This service was jointly develloped by JohnPC, jim_bob and Nono.
Sincerely,
--
Jan-Pieter Cornet
James Grinter
Arnaud Girsch
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