Xref: utzoo comp.protocols.iso:405 comp.protocols.misc:607 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!apple!xanadu!kari From: kari@xanadu.COM (Kari Dubbelman) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso,comp.protocols.misc Subject: X.12 or X.100 Order Protocol - Information Request Keywords: Protocol X.100 X.12 Order ISO OSI Message-ID: Date: 27 Jun 89 06:33:39 GMT Organization: TeraCons Lines: 19 Two years ago I read about a new protocol for "ordering products through E-Mail". I think it was named X.12 or X.100 or somesuch. At the time I did not pay much attention since it was out of my field... Sure enough, today I would need the info. The protocol is in the same vein as X.400 mail protocol and specifies a format for messages that are bona fide orders for products (computers, airplanes, groceries). The protocol specifies things like how to specify where to ship the order, whom to bill, what is the definition of a line item, etc. Questions: 1. What was it called, X.???, and what is its status (a standard?) 2. Are there any working documents for this standard available? 3. Is anyone out there using this today? 4. I heard a rumor that some large government organization (Possibly DOD) wants all their suppliers to use it by a certain date, like 1992 or so. Would anybody care to comment on this? Kari Dubbelman