Groupmax_SMTP (English)

Groupmax Mail - SMTP Version 2.0

Groupmax Mail - SMTP is a gateway system which enables the Groupmax Mail system to exchange data with other types of e-mail systems using SMTP*. By introducing Groupmax Mail - SMTP, Groupmax users can send or receive mail messages with users in other systems through networks.

* SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a protocol which realize mail transfer on Internet.

Facilities of Groupmax Mail - SMTP

The main features of Groupmax Mail - SMTP is the mutual conversion of data and addresses between SMTP mail and mail using an X.400 mail service. X.400 is an e-mail service regulated by international communication standards. Groupmax Mail uses X.400 for internal system communication. Groupmax Mail - SMTP specifically processes the following:

Converting an SMTP mail message received from an outside system to an X.400-protocol message so that Groupmax Mail can handle it.
Converting a mail message created by a Groupmax Mail user to an SMTP mail message so that it can be sent to an outside system.

Mail transfer by Groupmax Mail - SMTP

Groupmax Mail - SMTP also transfers mail messages, in addition to converting mail. Already existing facilities are used for handling mail. Groupmax Mail - SMTP mainly uses the following facilities:

sendmail: The "sendmail" software is used for sending and receiving SMTP mail.
X.400: This protocol is used for sending and receiving X.400 mail between Groupmax Mail and Groupmax Mail - SMTP.
uuencode and uudecode: The "uuencode" and "uudecode" commands are used when a user in a system without an X.400 server exchanges binary data with a Groupmax Mail user.
MIME: MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) protocol is an extended facility of SMTP and used for sending and receiving data other than ASCII data.

System configuration

System configuration of using Groupmax Mail - SMTP is illustrated as follows.

SMTP-SYSTEM

Trademarks and Abbreviations

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