ICL X.400

Contact:

Toby Bradwell <toby@icl.co.nz>

Info:

Toby Bradwell <toby@icl.co.nz>

Date:

11 Mar 96 11:07:15 +1200

Products:

• X.400 Message Handling Centre V3
• X.400 Server V3
• X.400 Switch V3

Available for ICL DRS/NX V7/7MPlus, Sun Solaris 2.x, Unixware 2.0 (SPARC and Intel) and MS Windows NT (Switch/Server versions currently.)

X.400 Server is a software product. It comprises an X.400(1988) Message Transfer Agent (MTA) and an X/Open X.400 Application Programming Interface (XMHS). Its function is to provide a platform for messaging applications into an X.400 backbone network.
X.400 Server is part of the TeamWARE X.400 product set.
X.400 Switch is the same as X.400 Server, except that it supports two connections into an X.400 network.

X.400 Message Handling Centre extends the capabilities of X.400 Server to include an X.400 DSA.
X.400 MHC provides a combined switching and directory platform that can be networked to provide a messaging backbone and distributed directory service.

MTA Features:

Standards and profiles :

• Complies with CCITT X.400(1988) including 1992 revisions
• Supports ENV 41201/2 - PRMD to PRMD/ADMD interworking
• Supports ENV 41214 - MTA to MTA interworking based on X.400(88)
• Conforms to ISO/IEC DISP 10611-1 profiles
• Conforms to X/Open X.400 API CAE Version 2 specification
• Conformance tested by a NVLAP accredited laboratory using OSTC-approved test suite to ENV 41214. Certificate and report available on request.
• Interworks with existing X.400-conformant ICL products e.g. OfficePower 6.50 & 7, TeamOFFICE on OS/2 , Windows NT and VME.
• Interworks with 1988 and 1984-based X.400 products from other manufacturers e.g. DEC, DataConnection, Net-Tel conforming to EurOSInet profiles. With 1984 systems any necessary upgrading and downgrading is performed as specified in X.419 and ENV 41214.
• Operates over WAN(X.25) or LAN (OSI and RFC1006-TCP/IP). Supports a maximum of 250 connections (MHC, Server) into an X.400 network. Switch variant supports 2 connections
• Interfaces proprietary mail networks into an X.400 backbone through appropriate gateways e.g. Novell Netware MHS via MXGATE and UNIX Mail (SMTP) via UMGATE.
• The XMHS API supports Inter-Personal Messaging (IPM) and Electronic Data Interchange Messaging (EDIM - X.435).
• Dynamic alternate routing feature supports re-routing round failing communications components. Automatically switches to a back-up route when primary fails and switches back when primary recovers.
• The Route Authorisation feature allows administrators to prevent unauthorised users from sending mail items out of their permitted domain and prevent incoming "junk mail" from external networks. It can thus enforce corporate security policy as well as controlling costs incurred by the use of public networks.
• Included management toolset supports local operation. Remote operation is available through Community Alert Subsystem (CAS) product.
• Supports SNMP Mail monitoring and Networked Application MIBs to allow remote monitoring with suitable management packages e.g. HP OpenView, SUN NetManager - requires NX SNMP agent product.
• Tools provided to process logging files and produce management reports on network usage. Reports provide option for customised applications to generate billing information and traffic statistics.

DSA Features:

DSA conformance :

• ISO/IEC 9594 - CCITT X.500(1993)
• ENV 41210 - Directory Access Protocol (DAP)
• ENV 41212 - Directory System Protocol (DSP)
• ENV 41215 - Behaviour of DSAs for Distributed Operations
• ENV 41512 - Common Directory Use
• UK GOSIP V4 DIR - Common Use and MHS Use Schemas
• Stores X.400 Distribution Lists for expansion by the MTA.
• Supports Directory Name to X.400 O/R address mapping for use by the MTA.
• Interworks with other manufacturers X.500 products e.g. ISODE(QUIPU), DEC, Retix, OSIWare conforming to EurOSInet profiles.
• Fully compliant DAP and DSP protocols run over WAN(X.25) or LAN (OSI and RFC1006-TCP/IP).
• DSA is managed by a dedicated Microsoft Windows 3.1 management application (DAC) runnning on an Intel 386 (or better) PC connected over LAN (OSI or TCP/IP). Features supported include bulk-loading, back-up / recovery and traffic logging.
• Supports Chaining and referrals.
• Simple authentication for DAP and DSP access.
• Supports access control to X.500(1993) standards.

X.400 UNIX® Mail (SMTP) Gateway

The X.400 to UNIX Mail (SMTP) Gateway is a software product available on all ICL teamservers, ICL superservers, DRS 3000, and DRS 6000 systems running either ICL NX V7, V7MPlus or Unixware 2.0. The product is also scheduled to be released for the Solaris 2.x platform. The product enables electronic mail messages to be exchanged between an X.400 Message Handling System and the RFC822 mail system over SMTP. The gateway uses the services of UNIX sendmail on the SMTP side and an X.400 Message Transfer Agent on the X.400 Messaging side. The Product is implemented using object oriented design techniques for high performance and functionality.

The gateway provides the necessary protocol translation to convert X.400 text messages into SMTP text messages and vice versa.

• Converts RFC-822 Messages
• Converts X.400 Interpersonal Messages, Reports, Receipt and Non-Receipt Notifications
• Supports ISO 10021-2 (1992) Business Card X.400 Addressing Notation as defined in RFC1327 e.g. "/c=gb/a=gold 400/p=icl/o=icl/ou=orgunit1/ou=orgunit2/s=surname/i=iii/g=given/"@gateway.domain
• Supports a local directory of X.400 MTA node aliases to enable SMTP mail users to use a simple addressing scheme. e.g. given.surname.mta-alias@gateway.domain or i.i.i.surname.mta-alias@gateway.domain
• SMTP mail users are addressed by X.400 users using Domain Defined Attributes e.g. Domain Defined Attribute Type = RFC-822 Domain Defined Attribute Value = user(a)host
• Supports IA5, ISO6937 Text body parts.
• Supports Resent/Forwarded Messages
• Supports in excess of 64 X.400 body parts
• Translates in excess of 1000 messages per hour.
• Program occupies no more than 2Mb of UNIX filestore.
• Translates Messages with Attachments up to 3Mb.

Further information

More information can be found from ICL at:

• http://www.icl.com
• http://www.iclnpbg.co.uk/osiapp/index.htm (ISO product listing)

Last modified: Wed May 29 11:26:37 1996