1 BITNET
BITNET is a large, voluntary network of Universities and laboratories,
connected by 9600 Baud leased lines. This network supports electronic
mail, file transfer, and real-time commands and messages. The Fermilab
VAX Cluster is connected to BITNET as node FNAL. 

Because the network is voluntary, a direct link to any node may not
always be available.  However, mail and file items are stored and
forwarded one link at a time, so that an item sent will eventually be
received by the destination node once it enters the network. 

Mail is sent using the standard VAX/VMS MAIL utility, with a special
form of address.  BITNET items should be send to JNET%"Username@Node",
where the item is to be sent to Username at BITNET node Node.  BITNET
mail is received as standard VAX/VMS mail. 

Files are sent and received over BITNET with the SEND and RECEIVE
commands. You are automatically notified at login time of any received
files. These commands have been added locally, and are not part of the
standard VMS operating system. See HELP SEND or HELP RECEIVE for
details. By default, SEND and RECEIVE take care of any character
conversions necessary for sending ASCII text between the IBM and DEC
systems in the network. 

To send a file, use a command of the form

        $ SEND/FILE  file  node  user

To copy all pending received files into your current default directory,

        $ RECEIVE *

To send a one line message to a remote user,

        $ SEND/REMOTE node user "message ..... "

To send a one line message to a local user,

        $ SEND user "message ..... "

You may define or assign logical names for use by MAIL and SEND.  
The equivalence name should have the same form as used for BITNET
MAIL.  For example,

        $ DEFINE  nickname   "JNET%""user@node"""

Since the logical name includes both the node and user names, the SEND
command used with a logical name requires only one argument in place of
the normal node and user arguments.
