craystn@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Cray Station) (11/15/90)
Could someone suggest a good guide to X.400 and X.500 services? The book should preferably be non-technical as I do not wish to know the nut and bolts of the protocols. Also, is there a book that summarizes the X.400 software and hardware products currently available? thanks Bruce W. Pinn
PWW@bnr.ca (Peter (P.W.)Whittaker ) (11/16/90)
Debra Deutsch of BBN Systems and Technologies Corporationhas written quite a good introduction to X.500. It is available from her (when last we spoke): ddeutsch@bbn.com. Peter Whittaker [~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~] Open Systems Integration pww@bnr.ca [ ] Bell Northern Research Ph: +1 613 765 2064 [ ] P.O. Box 3511, Station C FAX:+1 613 763 3283 [__________________________] Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4H7 > Received: from utorugw by BNR.CA (Mailer R2.04) with BSMTP id 8792; Wed, 14 No v > 90 19:48:09 EST > Received: from ICS.UCI.EDU by ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca with SMTP id 57565; > Wed, 14 Nov 90 19:43:16 EST > Received: from ics.uci.edu by ICS.UCI.EDU id aa17133; 14 Nov 90 14:46 PST > Received: from ics.uci.edu by ICS.UCI.EDU id aa17110; 14 Nov 90 14:41 PST > Received: from ics.uci.edu by ICS.UCI.EDU id aa17103; 14 Nov 90 14:41 PST > To: mhsnews@ICS.UCI.EDU > x-attn: jns > X-Previously-To: uunet!comp-protocols-iso-x400@uunet.UU.NET > Path: attcan!utgpu!craystn > From: Cray Station <craystn@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> > Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso.x400 > Subject: Need layman's guide to X.400 and X.500 > Message-Id: <1990Nov12.153447.29723@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 90 10:34:47 EST > Organization: UTCS Public Access > Lines: 7 > Content-Type: text > Content-Length: 294 > ReSent-To: mhsnews@ICS.UCI.EDU > Resent-Date: Wed, 14 Nov 90 17:41:10 EST > Resent-Message-ID: <17098.658622470@ics.uci.edu> > Resent-From: Jerry Sweet <mailmod@ICS.UCI.EDU> > > > Could someone suggest a good guide to X.400 and X.500 services? The book > should preferably be non-technical as I do not wish to know the nut and bolts > of the protocols. > Also, is there a book that summarizes the X.400 software and hardware > products currently available? > thanks > Bruce W. Pinn