OSI/MHS Orientation Guide

Building Your Message Handling System

OSI/MHS Orientation Guide—424829-001

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What You Need to Know

To integrate a directory service, you need to be familiar with the following topics:

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The C programming language (to develop applications that access the directory

through XDS). You may also need to review fundamental NonStop programming

concepts, including how to write fault-tolerant applications.

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Concepts of X.500 technology, including the basic goals of X.500 and key

terminology.

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The technical features of your directory service, including information about

directory schema.

Where to Look

In addition to manuals and educational materials from Compaq, you are likely to need

information of the following types:

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Policy statements from your own company, from networking service providers with

whom you will connect, and from government or international organizations whose

rules you must follow

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Copies of the CCITT X.500 series of Recommendations

Figure 1-10. Four Ways to Access NSDS

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Legend

GW = Gateway Application

RUA = Remote User Agent

LUA = Local User Agent

GPI = Gateway Programmatic

Interface Compaq Provides

X.500