From: khush@csskwh (Ken Hush)
Subject: Re: X400 address conversion
Reply-To: khush@mot.com
Organization: MOTOROLA 
Distribution: comp.mail.misc
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 21:11:58 GMT

In article <9209281809.AA03588@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>  
nauen@WRAIR-EMH1.ARMY.MIL writes:
> In <1992Sep24.194252.583@vms.huji.ac.il> backon@vms.huji.ac.il (Josh)  
writes: 
> 
> > In article <1992Sep23.192658.285@cs.hw.ac.uk>, vibama@cs.hw.ac.uk  
(Scott
> > Doan) writes: 
> >
> >>       Help to translate the following Internet email address
> >>
> >>               scv-request@media.mit.edu
> >>
> >>       into X400 format will be greatly appreciated (Please reply via
> >>       private email. Thanks in advance. )
> >>
> >>       The MHS-RELAY O/R Address Conversion Service at  
orac.mhs-relay.ac.uk
> >> had converted the above address into X400 format as below:
> >>
> >>        
/RFC-822=scv-request(a)media.mit.edu/O=mhs-relay/PRMD=uk.ac/ADMD= /C=gb/
> >>
> >> but unfortunately, it doesn't work.
> >
> > Send email to:  address-server@relay.cdnnet.ca   with the word HELP in  
the
> > body of the message to get info on their X400 address converter. 
> 
> I think these automated address convertors have a ways to go before  
they're
> generally helpful.  Sending the address in question to 
> address-server@relay.cdnnet.ca results in
> 
> Date: 28 Sep 92 10:16 -0700
> From: CDNnet Address Server <address-server@cdnnet.ca>
> To: nauen@wrair-emh1.army.mil
> Message-Id: <mv920928101621>
> 
> RFC 822: scv-request@media.mit.edu
> X.400:    
C=ca;ADMD=telecom.canada;PRMD=cdn;O=edu;OU=mit;OU=media;S=scv-request
> 
> This _might_ work from Telecom Canada; I doubt that it would be of much  
value
> to an X.400 customer/user in the US, UK, or other countries.   
Unfortunately,
> I can't see any evidence of uniformity in X.400 addresses.  At this  
time,
> I know of two which should work for the address  
scv-request@media.mit.edu
> 
> Sprint:  
(A:TELEMAIL,P:INTERNET,C:US,"RFC-822":<scv-request(a)media.mit.edu>)
> AT&T:  
c=us;admd=attmail;o=uucp;dda.id=internet(b)media.mit.edu(b)scv-request
> 
> But neither may work from the UK.  If I were in Scott's situation,  
needing
> an X.400 address which would supposedly work from some system in  
England,
> and mhs-relay gave me any answer which did _not_ work, I think I'd try  
to
> find some live person at mhs-relay who might know more than the machine  
does.
> 
> Ric <nauen@wrair-emh1.army.mil>   
<nauen%wrmain.decnet@detrick-emh1.army.mil>
>            ^^^^^Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
>         U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command


Send mail to liason@mhs-relay.ac.uk for specific information on the  
gateway, and the services it provides. They have a list of all ADMD's that  
they can reach via the 4 major ADMD's they connect to.

 

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Ken Hush                                                                            
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Motorola                                       
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