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- From: tal@Warren.MENTORG.COM (Tom Limoncelli)
- Newsgroups: comp.std.internat,news.admin.misc,comp.protocols.iso.x400
- Subject: Re: X.400 as SMTP replacement (Re: 8-bit news)
- Date: 11 Dec 1992 16:15:02 -0500
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- In <1ga650EINNl1b@uni-erlangen.de> unrza3@cd4680fs.rrze.uni-erlangen.de (Markus Kuhn) writes:
-
- >group MHS-DS based on the X.500 directory. It will be implemented in the
- >next ISODE/PP releases and other systems and might even be a candidate for
- >an ISO standard. X.400 isn't a finished complete standard at the moment.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- It isn't finished???? How DARE you say that! Just ask *ANY* *MARKETING*
- *PERSON* (especially those here on the net) if the X.400 spec is
- finished and they'll tell you that it isn't only finished, it's stable,
- in production, and a large improvement over sliced bread. (ha ha,
- only serious)
-
- How long has it been since they started? How long is it taking to
- finish the spec? I think ISO should develop a standing rule to
- automatically reject any draft after its 8th year of writing. A new
- committee will be formed to create the spec but it can not include
- anyone that has read the previous spec. (ha ha, only serious)
-
- How long as X.400 been "the protocol to replace SMTP"? 5 years? 8?
-
- Tom
-
- ObX.400Joke: How do two X.400 users communicate? (answer: by telephone)
-
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