From: Janet_Perry@NOVELL.COM (Janet Perry)
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.novell
Subject: New protocol support in Global Messaging (press release)
Date: 16 Oct 92 18:11:13 GMT
Reply-To: Novell LAN Interest Group <NOVELL@SUVM.BITNET>
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU

This was announced at NetWorld

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Novell Announces NetWare Global Messaging Protocol Modules
Provides NetWare with the Capability to Support All Leading
Messaging Protocols

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- October 12, 1992 -- Novell today announced
support for three industry-standard messaging protocols.  New
protocol modules are being provided to augment the NetWare MHS
services built into NetWare Global Messaging, and meet customer
needs for integrating the leading messaging systems.  The
protocols supported include the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
(SMTP) popular with UNIX and TCP/IP users, the Systems Network
Architecture Distribution Services (SNADS) protocol for IBM host
and AS/400 messaging systems and the X.400 messaging protocol, for
access to public data networks and other OSI-based messaging
services.  The protocol modules will be sold as options to NetWare
Global Messaging, giving customers the freedom to start with core
NetWare MHS services and add new capabilities as required.

"The protocol modules answer to our customers requests for a
reliable, cost-efficient, network-based corporate messaging
infrastructure that unites all the key messaging systems," said
Arvind Agrawal, Vice President and General Manager, Messaging
Products Division.  "The combination of NetWare, the messaging
protocol modules and NetWare Global Messaging provides NetWare MHS,
TCP/IP, IBM and X.400 users communication without compromise."

NetWare Global Messaging is a scalable messaging server for
environments ranging from small businesses to large, diverse
computing enterprises and includes the NetWare MHS messaging
protocols.  Implemented as a set of NetWare Loadable Modules
(NLMs) on a NetWare v3.11 server, NetWare Global Messaging is
tightly integrated with NetWare and complements the operating
system's powerful file and print, communications, name, network
management and security services.  The protocol modules supporting
SNADS, SMTP and X.400 are supplied as NLMs, sharing the same
NetWare v3.11 server with NetWare Global Messaging and its
built-in MHS NLM.  As a messaging platform, NetWare Global
Messaging supports an industry-leading variety of third-party
store-and-forward messaging services, including electronic mail,
workflow automation, scheduling and fax services.

Novell's implementation supports comprehensive interoperability
between the messaging environments.  Users can address and send
mail without knowledge of which messaging system the recipient
may be using.  IBM mainframe users can route messages to public
mail systems or to UNIX hosts by connecting to a single network
mail server.

By supporting these messaging protocols within the server, Novell
has reduced the cost and complexity of communication between
messaging systems.  Unlike gateway alternatives, it is simple to
add NLMs to an existing network server.  The system administrator
can then manage the expanded services from that server's console.

SMTP Protocol Module:

The SMTP Protocol Module allows a NetWare Global Messaging server
to exchange messages with UNIX and TCP/IP Internet users.  It
utilizes the TCP/IP transport service built into NetWare v3.11.

A NetWare Global Messaging server with a configured SMTP Protocol
Module has its own IP address and supports Domain Name Service.
As a result, the NetWare Global Messaging server acts as an SMTP
node for the rest of the SMTP system.  Directory information can
also be exchanged between NetWare Global Messaging and UNIX SMTP
servers.

Seamless interoperability between the NetWare Global Messaging
server and SMTP systems also becomes possible with the SMTP Protocol
Module.  To enable SMTP to support messages with attached data
files, the SMTP Protocol Module automatically encodes these messages
into a format SMTP servers can manage.  Differences in addressing
formats and message headers are also handled correctly.

Since there is no loss of information when using SMTP, the SMTP
Protocol Module can be used to connect NetWare Global Messaging
servers.  This allows users to leverage their current investment
in TCP/IP networks.

(part two follows -- mail glitch)

Janet