THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 355 1989 Oct 24 17.48UT. Microlink:MAG60138 JANET:GMH at UK.AC.RO-GREENWICH.STARLINK Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16, Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone:(0256)471074.Int:+44256471074 Telex:94082518 Answerback: TAGUY ------------------------------------------------------------------- MICROLINK/JANET GATEWAY TESTS *IMPORTANT* I shall be grateful if each MICROLINK subscriber could send a test message to my STARLINK box. Use 'c' at the command prompt and at To: enter: (C:GB,PUB:GOLD 400,PVT:UK.AC,O:ro-greenwich,SN:GMH, OU:starlink) Brackets, spaces and line break are important) Could all JANET subscribers send a test to MAG60138 using 'mail': CBS%UCL.CS::"/DD.UN=MAG60138/%gb.tmailuk.microlink" These tests are essential to fully identify mailbox details for future exchanges. Please also report any failed messages. TA INDEX UPDATE (PART 2) *Telex contacts* Country No Code Telex No Answer Name 01. 051 94082518 TAGUY Guy Hurst 02. 056 72705 ASTRO N B.Granslo 03. 062 31534 SZLJ YU H.Mikuz 04. 255 7103206842 ASTROGRAM CAM B.Marsden 05. 052 92640 IACE M.Kidger 06. 071 63945 CANOPUS R.McNaught 07. 051 947513 CRDACE P.Birtwhistle 08. 406 1292 MLAFC T.Tanti 09. 072 34757 ISASTRO Makino (Ginga) 10. 051 94081536 MLINK G P.Schmeer 11. 051 94082450 JCMLC J.-C.Merlin 12. 051 94082602 CBODB Denis Buczynski 13. 041 1631 BTX D Frank Weissferdt (Quote BTX 064836496 in first line) 14. 051 87451 RGOBSY G Royal Greenwich Observatory 15. 051 72383 ROEDIN G Royal Observatory, Edinburgh *Other Dialcom contacts:* IPSS Helpline: 73:TIP005 Alan Gilmore and Pam Kilmartin (New Zealand) 401:TZQ068 SEAN (Geophysical alerts) 150:VOL001 Ian Townend (alternative number) 74:MIK016 Miracle Technology (modems) 79:KEY001 Pace Linnet (Modems) 79:PCE001 IOP Publishing Ltd/Adam Hilger (Astro Books) 87:WQQ563 Personal Computer World 83:VNU201 *Other MICROLINK contacts* Gabriel Jacobs: MAG045 (Technical assistance re gateways) Robin Scagell : MAG36515 Douglas Hunt : MAG96056 Jost Jahn : MAG201 quoting 'To: cosmo!jjahn' first line. *Bulletin Boards* Yokohama Science: A9440881406100 (via IPSS) Starbase One: 01-733-3992 (Sysop: Nick Stevens) Starbase Two: 0303-44744 (Sysop:Andrew Hartridge, 1200/75) Starbase Three: 010-1-209-432-2487 Dubbs (Ireland): 0001-885634 or 831908 Astromail(Germany)010-49-58517896 (300,1200,2400, P:8N1) *Compunet* The Astronomer runs a bulletin board on page 514413. The ID for messages is GMH4 *International* For data transmission overseas, other than IPSS, use submarine cable selection by prefixing 0101-83 + to your calls. Guy M Hurst