X400 message handling - standards, interworking, applications

This book provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to electronic messaging and X400 - a Message Handling System standard created by the CCITT to permit the transfer of messages between different proprietory systems and between different message formats. Features * introduces the basic concepts of the OSI reference mode * explores the workings of the academic X400 network in Europe, along with how it interfaces to existing message systems such as the US Interne * features a case study that demonstrates how to set up a large scale X400 network.