VMS 5.5 and multinet 4.1 SMTP Question

I have been working to get my MicroVAX 3100 communicating with TCPIP, and I got pretty far but I ran into a little snag. I don't have it on right now, but anyone wanted to connect for fun it's available from microvax3100.vintagecomputer.net, just give me a few minutes to fire it up. I can telnet in/out and I can send SMTP messages, but I cannot yet receive them (reply to). The issue is with the format of the email address. I was wondering if I must send emails from my VMS 5.5 and multinet 4.1 as such: MAIL> MAIL To: SMTP%"bill at myemail.com" etc.. Is there a way instead to send like this: MAIL> MAIL To: bill at myemail.com" Question #2 I'd like to be able to send messages to my MicroVAX (reply to messages). At present if I try to send a message to SYSTEM at microvax3100@ vintagecomputer.net I get a rejection from the POSTMASTER like this: Bad address -- <SYSTEM> Error -- %MAIL-E-USERSPEC, invalid user specification ':' ------------- I have been reading up and I have narrowed the issue down to the differences between DEC mail format and "modern UNIX". I don't believe anything is being blocked. I am sure if I sent an email from a VAX to my VAX it would work just fine. I am also guessing there is a translation gateway that I need to set as part of the boot up process, and that this is a DECnet issue, not a Multinet issue. I was playing around with *@MULTINET:MR_CONFIGURE *but I am unsure if that's the correct process, or how to store this so it's permanently set. http://crpppc19.epfl.ch/vms/multinet/html/admin_guide/Ch08.htm#E15E104 Anyone have any tips? I don't want to upgrade the system unless I have to. If I find the answer on my own I will post it here. -- @ BillDeg: Web: vintagecomputer.net Twitter: @billdeg <https://twitter.com/billdeg> Youtube: @billdeg <https://www.youtube.com/user/billdeg> Unauthorized Bio <http://www.vintagecomputer.net/readme.cfm>