Mail must go through: the evolution of X.400: many have promised to support, but few have delivered product. (electronic mail and document exchange on networks)

From: Software Magazine | Date: July 1, 1989| Author: Korzeniowski, Paul | Copyright information

Electronic mail delivery systems (E-mail) supporting the X.400 standard offer vendors and users many benefits but the market is still small. Less than one percent of the 250,000 mainframes, minicomputers, workstations and LANs in the US supporting E-mail have X.400 gateways, one analyst says. Some analysts expect explosive market growth while others are cautious. X.400 links different vendors' E-mail products, eliminating the need for multiple gateways. Drawbacks to market growth include a sc...

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