MS Mail: is this an MHS-compatible system?

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2 total messages Started by Michael Hart Fri, 22 Jan 1993 13:06

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Author: Michael Hart
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 13:06

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I had an SE for an integration firm tell me the other day that
MS Mail (v3.0) was an MHS-based mail package.

Is this true?  What really does that mean?

Is this covered by a FAQ?

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Re: MS Mail: is this an MHS-compatible system?

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Author: Paul Nash
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 09:06

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mhart@blackjack.dt.navy.mil (Michael Hart) writes:

> I had an SE for an integration firm tell me the other day that
> MS Mail (v3.0) was an MHS-based mail package.

MS-Mail uses a proprietary encrypted mailbox and dedicated postoffice.
There _is_ an MHS gateway available, to route mail between MS-Mail
and MHS.  I have no experience of this, but if their SMTP gateway is
anything to go by, I would avoid it like the plague.

The SMTP gateway is unstable, doesn't comply with the RFCs, is expensive
and has lots and lots of hidden costs (you need extra software for each
postoffice that wants to _send_ mail).  I assume that the MHS gateway is
much the same.

If you willingly lock yourself into _any_ closed MS system, you have
only yourself to blame.

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