> On Tue, 19 Dec 1995 12:45:04 -0800, William Kitchen wrote:
>
> > I tried sending commands to the list server just to see what would
> > happen.  I sent the "INDEX PICLIST" command first to the address
> > listserv@mitvma.bitnet [...] The message was returned as undeliverable.
>
> Who returned the mail?  MIT -- I doubt it.  Or you local mail router
> because it didn't know how to route to the BITNET domain.

Yes, it was the local mail router.  I don't think MIT would have described
the problem as being "undeliverable".

> BITNET and the Internet are two, disjoint nationwide networks.  They use
> different protocols.  BITNET is based on large IBM mainframe computers.
> I believe MITVMA is a big IBM.  And it is probably directly connected to
> both BITNET and the Internet.  As an aside, BITNET is shrinking (some
> would say losing out to the Internet).

Thanks for clearing that up.  But nonetheless, it is possible this
difference could account for some of the difficulty that some may have with
getting the list server to respond to commands.

William Kitchen