X.400

Originally published in 1984 by CCITT (Comit Consultatif International Tlphonique et Tlgraphique) and later re-written in 1988 jointly by ISO and CCITT, X.400 is a network communications standard. It conforms to layer 7 of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) and is a standard for transporting e-mail messages. X.400 is an alternative standard to the commonly used SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol) and includes support for several transport connections, including Ethernet, TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/Internet protocol), and dial-up.

Example of SMTP e-mail address

[email protected]

Example of a X.400 e-mail address

G=support; O=computerhope.com

Where G is the given name.

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