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From article <1993Jan5.211153.122@taney.uscghq.uscg.mil>, by roseberry@taney.uscghq.uscg.mil:
> 
> 	If there is a system running OSI in one location and another
> 	system also running OSI in another location, is it possible
> 	to do transfer files via FTAM (or send mail via X.400) using
> 	something other than X.25 or a LAN ?
> 
> 	In other words is there something for making temporary connections
> 	over phone lines for OSI much like SLIP does for TCP/IP (and
> 	async DECNET does for DECNET) ?
ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) is planning
a standard for file transfer over ISDN. FTAM is being considered as
one of two possible protocols (the other one is a Videotex standard).
ETSI Technical report DTR/TE-01019 "File Transfer over the ISDN" provides 
an overview and makes recommendations for further work, i.e. it is not a 
standard. Since there is a high demand for file transfer over ISDN
within Europe, the actual standard can be expected in the near future.
Exactly how near is not known to me.

-- Just van den Broecke - AT&T NS NL - The Netherlands
   jvdbroec@ihlpw.ih.att.com