Addressing CompuServe Mail users
(Last modified: 01Jul1995)
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Subject: Addressing CompuServe Mail users
The correct method of addressing CompuServe Mail users is outlined below.
Five types of CompuServe Mail addresses can be reached from the
Internet as follows:
a) Members of the CompuServe Information Service have an address
(a.k.a. User ID) of the form "xxxxx,yyyy", such as "74906,1610".
To send mail to such an address from the Internet, change the
comma to a period and attach "@CompuServe.com". For instance:
74906.1610@CompuServe.com
b) Members of organizations with a private CompuServe Mail area have
an address of the form "organization:name", such as "ABC:J.SMITH".
To send mail to such an address from the Internet, send it to
"name@organization.CompuServe.com". For instance:
J.SMITH@ABC.CompuServe.com
A few organizations also include a department in the form
"organization:department:name", such as "ABC:ACCTG:JOHN".
To send mail to such an address, send to
"name@department.organization.CompuServe.com".
For instance:
JOHN@ACCTG.ABC.CompuServe.com
c) Members of organizations whose LAN mail system is connected to
the CompuServe Mail Hub via Novell NetWare MHS have an address of
the form "name@workgroup", such as "JSMITH@ABC". To send mail
to such an address from the Internet, send it to
"name@workgroup.MHS.CompuServe.com". For instance:
JSMITH@ABC.MHS.CompuServe.Com
d) Members of organizations whose LAN mail system is connected to
the CompuServe Mail Hub via cc:Mail have an address of the form
"name at postoffice", such as "JSMITH at ABC". To send mail to
such an address from the Internet, send it to
"name@postoffice.ccmail.CompuServe.com". For instance:
JSMITH@ABC.CCMAIL.CompuServe.Com
e) Members of organizations whose X.400 mail system is connected to
CompuServe as a CompuServe PRMD. Their X.400 addresses will have
a Country value of "US" and an ADMD value of "CompuServe", such as
"x400:(c=US;a=CompuServe;p=ABC;s=Smith;g=John)". To send mail
to such an address, send it to
"/s=surname/g=givenname/@prmd.X400.CompuServe.COM".
For instance:
/s=Smith/g=John/@ABC.X400.CompuServe.COM.
Note that the Country and ADMD values are NOT needed on the left
side of the at sign. Those values are implied by the
".X400.CompuServe.COM" portion of the address.
The "tags" (i.e. the "/s=" and "/g=") are as follows:
/O Organization
/OU Organizational Unit
/S Surname
/G Given Name
/I Initials
/Q Generation Qualifiers
/U UA Unique ID
/X X.121 Address
/T Terminal ID
/D Domain Defined Attribute
(/DD and /DDA are also acceptable)
NOTE: In a Domain Defined Attribute, the type and value
are to be separated by an equal sign.
Please note that a number of special destinations available to users of
CompuServe Mail which are NOT accessible from the Internet, including:
Facsimile Delivery (e.g. FAX: )
Postal Delivery (e.g. POSTAL: )
Telex Delivery (e.g. TLX: )
MCI Mail Delivery (e.g. MCIMAIL: )
Finally, please realize that only CompuServe Mail users have access to our member directory. Since there is no mechanism for you to obtain addresses directly from CompuServe Incorporated, you should obtain this information from the individuals with whom you wish to correspond. Thank you.
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| Document Title: | Addressing CompuServe Mail users |
| Document ID: | 1001339 |
| Creation Date: | 16Feb1995 |
| Modified Date: | 01Jul1995 |
| Revision: | 1 |
| Novell Product Class: | NetWare |
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