RFC 1506 · INFORMATIONAL · 1993
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
A Tutorial on Gatewaying between X.400 and Internet Mail
Overview
RFC 1506, “A Tutorial on Gatewaying between X.400 and Internet Mail”, is an Informational document published in August 1993 by J. Houttuin. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This tutorial was produced especially to help new gateway managers find their way into the complicated subject of mail gatewaying according to RFC 1327. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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- RFC 1504 Appletalk Update-Based Routing Protocol: Enhanced Appletalk Routing
- RFC 1508 Generic Security Service Application Program Interface
- RFC 1503 Algorithms for Automating Administration in SNMPv2 Managers
- RFC 1509 Generic Security Service API : C-bindings
- RFC 1502 X.400 Use of Extended Character Sets
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