OSI/MHS Orientation Guide

Building Your Message Handling System
OSI/MHS Orientation Guide—424829-001
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Where to Look
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Receive and decode X.400 messages using the Transfer programmatic interface (if
the application requires specific X.400 services).
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Map Transfer correspondent names to X.400 names and vice versa (if the
application requires a mapping different from the one the gateway provides).
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Interpret X.400 status information.
If your application requires specific X.400 services, you should understand enough
about those services to specify the ones your messages require and interpret the ones
that other X.400 users request of your application. (For any type of message, you
should understand the service elements of the P1 protocol. If your application handles
interpersonal messages, such as traditional electronic mail, you should also understand
the service elements of the P2 protocol.)
Where to Look
Most of the information you need to integrate a Transfer application is in the set of
manuals describing Transfer. If you have not yet used Transfer, you will also need
manuals for the NonStop Transaction Manager/MP, which underlies Transfer and is
required for Transfer configuration.
You might also need the following types of information:
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If you do not know how to set up the MHS environment on a NonStop system, see
the description of the task “Setting Up a Messaging Network or Hub” earlier in this
section.
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If you will integrate your own Transfer applications with an X.400 network, you
might need copies of the CCITT X.400 series of Recommendations or the
corresponding ISO standards for the P1 and P2 protocols (if your application
requires control over specific X.400 features).
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You need the X.400 names and addresses (O/R names) of members of your user
community.
"About This Manual" lists and describes the X.400 Recommendations and related
documents you might need.
Manuals and Media Guide
Tables 1-2, 1-3, and 1-4 include Compaq manuals and educational media that help you
integrate Transfer applications. Items are listed in one possible reading order, but you
will certainly find yourself moving back and forth among the manuals as you work.