BS ISO/IEC 10021-4:1997

Foreword
Introduction
Section one - Introduction
1. Scope
2. Normative references
2.1 Open Systems Interconnection
2.2 Message Handling Systems
2.3 Directory Systems
2.4 Country Codes
2.5 Telematic services
3. Definitions
4. Abbreviations
5. Conventions
5.1 Terms
5.2 Presence of Parameters
5.3 Abstract Syntax Definitions
Section two - Message Transfer System Abstract Service
6. Message Transfer System Model
7. Message Transfer System Abstract Service
          Overview
7.1 MTS Bind and Unbind
7.2 Submission Port
7.3 Delivery Port
7.4 Administration Port
8. Message Transfer System Abstract Service
          Definition
8.1 MTS-bind and MTS-unbind
8.1.1 Abstract-bind and Abstract-unbind
8.1.1.1 MTS-bind
8.1.1.2 MTS-unbind
8.1.2 Bind-errors
8.1.2.1 Authentication-error
8.1.2.2 Busy
8.1.2.3 Unacceptable-dialogue-mode
8.1.2.4 Unacceptable-security-context
8.2 Submission Port
8.2.1 Abstract-operations
8.2.1.1 Message-submission
8.2.1.2 Probe-submission
8.2.1.3 Cancel-deferred-delivery
8.2.1.4 Submission-control
8.2.2 Abstract-errors
8.2.2.1 Submission-control-violated
8.2.2.2 Element-of-service-not-subscribed
8.2.2.3 Deferred-delivery-cancellation-rejected
8.2.2.4 Originator-invalid
8.2.2.5 Recipient-improperly-specified
8.2.2.6 Message-submission-identifier-invalid
8.2.2.7 Inconsistent-request
8.2.2.8 Security-error
8.2.2.9 Unsupported-critical-function
8.2.2.10 Remote-bind-error
8.3 Delivery Port
8.3.1 Abstract-operations
8.3.1.1 Message-delivery
8.3.1.2 Report-delivery
8.3.1.3 Delivery-control
8.3.2 Abstract-errors
8.3.2.1 Delivery-control-violated
8.3.2.2 Control-violates-registration
8.3.2.3 Security-error
8.3.2.4 Unsupported-critical-function
8.4 Administration Port
8.4.1 Abstract-operations
8.4.1.1 Register
8.4.1.2 Change-credentials
8.4.2 Abstract-errors
8.4.2.1 Register-rejected
8.4.2.2 New-credentials-unacceptable
8.4.2.3 Old-credentials-incorrectly-specified
8.5 Common Parameter Types
8.5.1 MTS-identifier
8.5.2 Global-domain-identifier
8.5.3 MTA-name
8.5.4 Time
8.5.5 OR-name
8.5.6 Encoded-information-types
8.5.7 Certificate
8.5.8 Token
8.5.9 Security-label
8.5.10 Algorithm-identifier
8.5.11 Password
9. Message Transfer System Abstract Syntax
          Definition
9.1 Extension mechanism
9.2 Criticality Mechanism
Section three - Message Transfer Agent Abstract Service
10. Refined Message Transfer System Model
11. Message Transfer Agent Abstract Service Overview
11.1 MTA-bind and MTA-unbind
11.2 Transfer Port Abstract-operations
12. Message Transfer Agent Abstract Service
          Definition
12.1 MTA-bind and MTA-unbind
12.1.1 Abstract-bind and Abstract-unbind
12.1.1.1 MTA-bind
12.1.1.2 MTA-unbind
12.1.2 Bind-errors
12.1.2.1 Authentication-error
12.1.2.2 Busy
12.1.2.3 Unacceptable-dialogue-mode
12.1.2.4 Unacceptable-security-context
12.2 Transfer Port
12.2.1 Abstract-operations
12.2.1.1 Message-transfer
12.2.1.2 Probe-transfer
12.2.1.3 Report-transfer
12.2.2 Abstract-errors
12.3 Common parameter Types
12.3.1 Trace-information and internal-trace-information
13. Message Transfer Agent Abstract Syntax Definition
Section four - Procedures for Distributed Operation of
the MTS
14. Procedures for Distributed Operation of the MTS
14.1 Overview of the MTA Model
14.1.1 Organization and Modelling Technique
14.2 Deferred Delivery Module
14.2.1 Deferred Delivery Procedure
14.3 Main Module
14.3.1 Control Procedure
14.3.2 Front-end Procedure
14.3.3 Routing-and-conversion-decision Procedure
14.3.4 Routing-decision Procedure
14.3.5 Conversion-decision Procedure
14.3.6 Error-processing Procedure
14.3.7 Redirection Procedure
14.3.8 Splitter Procedure
14.3.9 Conversion-procedure
14.3.10 Distribution-list-expansion Procedure
14.3.11 Loop Detection and Routing Algorithm
14.4 Report Module
14.4.1 Control Procedure
14.4.2 Report-front-end Procedure
14.4.3 Report-generation Procedure
14.4.4 Report-routing Procedure
14.5 MTS-bind and MTS-unbind
14.5.1 MTS-user initiated MTS-bind Procedure
14.5.2 MTS-user initiated MTS-unbind Procedure
14.5.3 MTA initiated MTS-bind Procedure
14.5.4 MTA initiated MTS-unbind Procedure
14.6 Submission Port
14.6.1 Message-submission Procedure
14.6.2 Probe-submission Procedure
14.6.3 Cancel-deferred-delivery Procedure
14.6.4 Submission-control Procedure
14.7 Delivery Port
14.7.1 Message-delivery Procedure
14.7.2 Probe-delivery-test Procedure
14.7.3 Report-delivery Procedure
14.7.4 Delivery-control Procedure
14.8 Administration Port
14.8.1 Register Procedure
14.8.2 MTS-user initiated Change-credentials Procedure
14.8.3 MTA initiated Change-credentials Procedure
14.9 MTA-bind and MTA-unbind
14.9.1 MTA-bind-in Procedure
14.9.2 MTA-unbind-in Procedure
14.9.3 MTA-bind-out Procedure
14.9.4 MTA-unbind-out Procedure
14.10 Transfer Port
14.10.1 Message-in Procedure
14.10.2 Probe-in Procedure
14.10.3 Report-in Procedure
14.10.4 Message-out Procedure
14.10.5 Probe-out Procedure
14.10.6 Report-out Procedure
Annex A Reference Definition of MTS Object Identifiers
Annex B Reference Definition of MTS Parameter Upper Bounds
Annex C Definition of 1988 Message Transfer System Abstract
          Service
Annex D Differences between ISO/IEC 10021-4 and ITU-T
          Rec.X.411

Describes the abstract service provided by the message transfer system and specifies the procedures to be performed by MTAs to ensure the correct distributed operation of the MTS. ISO/IEC 10021-2 identifies the other International Standards which define other aspects of Message Handling Systems. Includes several Technical appendices.