OSI/MHS Gateway Programmatic Interface (GPI) Reference Manual

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OSI/MHS Gateway
Programmatic Interface
(GPI) Reference Manual
Glossary Index Figures Tables
What’s New in This Manual xxv
Manual Information
xxv
New and Changed Information
xxv
About This Manual
xxvii
Who Should Read This Manual?
xxvii
What’s in This Manual?
xxvii
What Related Publications Are Available?
xxviii
Your Comments Invited
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Notation Conventions
xxxii
Abbreviations
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1. Introduction to the GPI
GPI Overview 1-1
X.400 Messages
1-2
Gateway Interface Programs
1-3
GPI Initialization
1-3
Gateway Sessions
1-3
Object Management
1-4
Message Transfer
1-5
Status Checking
1-5
Military Messaging Support
1-6
Conformance of the GPI to X.400 API Specifications
1-7
2. Information Architecture and Data Structures
Attributes and Objects 2-1
Classes of Objects
2-1
Class Hierarchy
2-2
Attribute Descriptors
2-2