[net.mail] What is X.400? How does it relate to ARPA mail standards?

fred@mot.UUCP (Fred Christiansen) (02/21/85)

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Have seen references on an electronic mail standard called X.400
but everything so far has been short on any kind of detail.  Curious to
know what it is, what it is trying to define, etc.
	Understand that there are ARPA mail standards.  How does X.400
compare (if at all)?
	Will post a summary if folk are interested.
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