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From: dimou@cernvax.cern.ch (Maria Dimou)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso.x400
Subject: Re: Sending mail from internet to x400 networks
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Date: 25 Jan 91 20:15:27 GMT
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In-Reply-To: <10248.664754188(a)ics.uci.edu>; from "Einar Stefferud" at Jan 25, 91 6:08 am
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There is a RARE WG1 recommendation for short hand address notation
(Ref WG1-MHS-89.02.14).
There it is clearly stated that ADMD and PRMD  should not be further
abbreviated.

However, I 've seen documents, RFC 987 tables and X.400 products'
user interfaces where this rule is not kept.

Cheers
 -  maria

>
> Hi Peter -- I would lobby for ADMD and PRMD over A and P, but I don't
> think the world will come to a stop on this issue.  My preference is
> based on the probabilities of an error in use due to the greater
> ambiguity of A or P vs ADMD or PRMD.  In the end, users are going to
> need to know that A means ADMD and P means PRMD, so what is the point of
> saving the ink and real estate for 3 characters in each?  Cheers...\Stef
>


--

Maria Dimou
CERN CN/CS
CH-1211 Geneva 23
Switzerland
Email : dimou@cernvax.cern.ch
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