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Q86960: X400: X.400, X.200, and X.25 Acronyms

Article: Q86960
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): MS-DOS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 05-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail Gateway to X.400, version 3.0 
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Here is a list of common X.400, X.200, and X.25 acronyms:

  Acronym  Description
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  ADMD     Administrative management domain
  AEA      Activity end acknowledge
  APDU     Application protocol data unit
  AS       Activity start
  ASCII    American Standard Code for Information Interchange
  ASN      Abstract syntax notation
  AU       Access unit
  BSC      Bisynchronous communications
  CCITT    Consultative Committee for International Telephone and
           Telegraph
  CRC      Cyclic redundancy check
  DCE      Data communications equipment
  DL       Directory listing
  DSA      Directory system agent
  DTE      Data terminal equipment
  DUA      Directory user agent
  EIT      Encoding information type
  HDLC     High-level data link communications
  IA5      International Alphabet 5
  IPM      Interpersonal message
  ISO      International Standards Organization
  MD       Management domain
  MHS      Message handling system
  MS       Message store
  MTA      Message transfer agent
  O/R      Originator/recipient
  OSI      Open Systems Interconnection
  OSTC     Open System Testing Consortium
  PAD      Packet assembler dissembler
  PDAU     Physical data access unit
  PRMD     Private management domain
  SPDU     Session protocol data unit
  TPDU     Transport protocol data unit
  UA       User agent


Additional query words: pcmail

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Technology        : kbMailSearch kbMailGateSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailGatex400300
Version           : MS-DOS:3.0

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