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In <1ga650EINNl1b@uni-erlangen.de> unrza3@cd4680fs.rrze.uni-erlangen.de (Markus Kuhn) writes:

>group MHS-DS based on the X.500 directory. It will be implemented in the
>next ISODE/PP releases and other systems and might even be a candidate for
>an ISO standard. X.400 isn't a finished complete standard at the moment.
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It isn't finished????  How DARE you say that!  Just ask *ANY* *MARKETING*
*PERSON* (especially those here on the net) if the X.400 spec is
finished and they'll tell you that it isn't only finished, it's stable,
in production, and a large improvement over sliced bread.   (ha ha,
only serious)

How long has it been since they started?  How long is it taking to
finish the spec?  I think ISO should develop a standing rule to
automatically reject any draft after its 8th year of writing.  A new
committee will be formed to create the spec but it can not include
anyone that has read the previous spec.  (ha ha, only serious)

How long as X.400 been "the protocol to replace SMTP"?  5 years?  8?

Tom

ObX.400Joke:  How do two X.400 users communicate?  (answer: by telephone)

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