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From: craystn@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Cray Station)
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Subject: Need layman's guide to X.400 and X.500
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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