DIGITAL Software Product Description ___________________________________________________________________ Product Name: MAILbus 400 Message Store SPD 51.22.04 for DIGITAL UNIX, Version 1.2B PRODUCT DESCRIPTION MAILbus 400[TM] Message Store for DIGITAL[TM] UNIX[R] is a layered soft- ware product that resides on a DIGITAL UNIX system. MAILbus 400 Mes- sage Store provides message storage and submission services for users in an open network environment. MAILbus 400 Message Store accepts de- livery of messages and reports from the MAILbus 400 Message Transfer Agent (MTA) and stores them on behalf of the MAILbus 400 Message Store users. MAILbus 400 Message Store submits messages and probes on be- half of users to the MAILbus 400 MTA. MAILbus 400 Message Store users access the MAILbus 400 Message Store services using software products called Remote User Agents. Remote User Agents communicate with the MAIL- bus 400 Message Store using the Message Store access protocol, also known as the P7 protocol. MAILbus 400 Message Store uses DECnet[TM]/OSI[R] for DIGITAL UNIX for OSI protocol support, MAILbus 400 Message Transfer Agent for messag- ing services and DIGITAL X.500 Directory Service for directory ser- vices. WAN Support for DIGITAL UNIX is required for communication over X.25 networks. MAILbus 400 Message Store interoperates with User Agents conformant to CCITT 1992 Recommendation X.413. MAILbus 400 Message Store commu- nicates with User Agents over the OSI protocols, as supported by DEC- net/OSI. MAILbus 400 Message Store can also operate over TCP/IP net- works, using the RFC 1006 protocol, as supported by DECnet/OSI. The RFC 1006 protocol emulates the OSI Transport Service Protocol Class 0 over a TCP/IP network service. March 1998 AE-Q75DE-TE MAILbus 400 Message Store SPD 51.22.04 for DIGITAL UNIX, Version 1.2B MAILbus 400 Message Store provides management services conforming to the DIGITAL Enterprise Management Architecture (EMA), integrated with DECnet/OSI. This provides local and remote management of MAILbus 400 Message Store operation. CONFORMANCE TO STANDARDS MAILbus 400 Message Store is designed to be conformant to the CCITT 1992 Recommendation X.413 and International Standard ISO/IEC 10021- 5, and provides P7 protocol support in a 1992 X.400 Message Handling System. MAILbus 400 Message Store implements the message content type specific functionality described in: o CCITT 1992 Recommendation X.420 and International Standard ISO/IEC 10021-7 for interpersonal (IP) messaging o CCITT 1991 Recommendation X.435 and International Standard ISO/IEC 10021-9 for electronic data interchange (EDI) messaging MAILbus 400 Message Store does not support the Alert abstract oper- ation or the auto-forward auto-action as defined in CCITT 1992 Rec- ommendation X.413. YEAR 2000 READY (Y2K) MAILbus 400 Message Store also becomes Year 2000 Ready with its Ver- sion 1.2B release. Any two digit dates received are interpreted as fol- lows: - Years "81" to "99" (inclusive) as "1981" to "1999" and - Years "00" to "80" (inclusive) as "2000" to "2080" MAILbus 400 Message Store is specified as Year 2000 Ready and will cor- rectly process, calculate, compare and sequence date data from, into and between the twentieth and the twenty-first centuries and the years 1999 and 2000, including leap year calculations, when used in accor- dance with the associated DIGITAL Product documentation and provided 2 MAILbus 400 Message Store SPD 51.22.04 for DIGITAL UNIX, Version 1.2B that all hardware, firmware and software used in combination with such DIGITAL Products properly exchange date data with the DIGITAL Prod- ucts. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Any Alpha processor supported by DIGITAL UNIX, provided the system has a minimum of 64 Mbytes of physical memory. The DIGITAL UNIX Software Product Description (41.61.*) contains a list of supported processors. Disk Space Requirements (Block Cluster Size = 1): Disk space required for (9500 Kbytes) installation: Disk space required for (6000 Kbytes) use (permanent): Recommended minimum space for message storage: (1000 Mbytes) These counts refer to the disk space required on the system disk. The sizes are approximate; actual sizes may vary depending on the user's system environment, configuration, and software options. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS o DIGITAL UNIX Operating System V3.2C DECnet/OSI for DIGITAL UNIX V3.2B MAILbus 400 Message Transfer Agent for DIGITAL UNIX (Base and Mgt Subsets) V2.0 DIGITAL X.500 Directory Service for DIGITAL UNIX o DIGITAL UNIX Operating System V3.2G DECnet/OSI for DIGITAL UNIX, V3.2B MAILbus 400 Message Transfer Agent for DIGITAL UNIX (Base and Mgt Subsets), V2.0A 3 MAILbus 400 Message Store SPD 51.22.04 for DIGITAL UNIX, Version 1.2B DIGITAL X.500 Directory Server for DIGITAL UNIX (Base Subset), V3.0 o DIGITAL UNIX Operating System V4.0B with patches OSF410-400151 (44.00), OSF410-400196 (85.00), OSF410-400239-1 (136.01) DECnet/OSI for DIGITAL UNIX V4.0A with dnaevld patched to 12-MAR- 97 MAILbus 400 Message Transfer Agent for DIGITAL UNIX (Base and Mgt Subsets), V2.0A DIGITAL X.500 Directory Server for DIGITAL UNIX (Base Subset), V3.1 o DIGITAL UNIX V4.0D DECnet/OSI for DIGITAL UNIX V4.0A or later MAILbus 400 MTA for DIGITAL UNIX (Base and Mgt Subsets) V2.0A or later DIGITAL X.500 Directory Service for DIGITAL UNIX(Base Subset) v3.1, or later OPTIONAL SOFTWARE o WAN Support V2.0 or later for DIGITAL UNIX is required for commu- nication over X.25 networks GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS The minimum hardware/software requirements for any future version of this product may be different from the requirements for the current version. MAILbus 400 Message Store performance depends upon the message traf- fic characteristics, for example, message size or number of recipi- ents per message. Each MAILbus 400 Message Store can support a maximum of 100 concur- rent Remote User Agent connections. Once 100 concurrent connections are established all further connection requests will be refused un- til one or more Remote User Agents disconnect from the Message Store. 4 MAILbus 400 Message Store SPD 51.22.04 for DIGITAL UNIX, Version 1.2B If the Message Store is licensed for unlimited system use, you may run multiple Message Stores per system. This does not imply improved mes- sage throughput as each Message Store will compete for finite system resources such as virtual memory, OSI Transport connections, cpu and disk space. Total system throughput will decrease with increasing num- ber of Message Stores. The following list enumerates other supported values. Higher values may be possible but are not guaranteed or supported. o The maximum number of Message Stores per system is 20. This is sub- ject to the aforementioned restrictions. o The maximum number of information bases that can be maintained by each Message Store is 20,000. This may be further limited by avail- able disk space. o The maximum message size that can be submitted, delivered or re- trieved is 12 MB. This may be further limited by available virtual memory and disk space. o The maximum number of entries per Message Store is 200,000 entries. This may be further limited by available disk space. Note: Operation of the MAILbus 400 Message Store at or close to sev- eral of the above stated maximum parameters at the same time will re- sult in very poor performance. Care should be taken during system de- sign and implementation that the parameters and their implication are fully understood. For example, operating the Message Store at 100 con- current connections with a high proportion of messages at or near 12MB is not recommended as the resulting performance will be very poor. DISTRIBUTION MEDIA MAILbus 400 Message Store is available as part of the DIGITAL CD-ROM Software Library for DIGITAL UNIX layered products, part number QA- 054AA-H8. 5 MAILbus 400 Message Store SPD 51.22.04 for DIGITAL UNIX, Version 1.2B ORDERING INFORMATION Software Licenses: QL-2F8A*-** Software Documentation: QA-2F8AA-GZ.1.2B Software Product Services: QT-2F8A*-** * Denotes variant fields. For additional information on available li- censes, services, and media, refer to the appropriate price book. The above information is valid at time of release. Please contact your local DIGITAL office for the most up-to-date information. SOFTWARE LICENSING This software is furnished under the licensing provisions of Digital Equipment Corporation's Standard Terms and Conditions. For more in- formation about DIGITAL's licensing terms and policies, contact your local DIGITAL office. License Management Facility Support This layered product supports the DIGITAL UNIX License Management Fa- cility. License units for the MAILbus 400 Message Store are allocated on an Unlimited System Use plus Concurrent Use basis. The concurrent license, QL-2F8AM-3B, entitles the user to operate a single instance of MAIL- bus 400 Message Store on a system. The unlimited system use license, QL-2F8A9-AA, entitles the user to operate multiple instances of MAIL- bus 400 Message Store on a system. The number of instances of MAIL- bus 400 Message Store that can be operated on a given system is sub- ject to the restrictions listed in the the "Growth Considerations" sec- tion. For more information on the License Management Facility, refer to the DIGITAL UNIX Operating System Software Product Description. 6 MAILbus 400 Message Store SPD 51.22.04 for DIGITAL UNIX, Version 1.2B SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES MAILbus 400 Message Store can participate in large distributed mes- saging networks, which may involve multiple vendors' systems in mul- tiple locations. DIGITAL offers a number of consulting services to as- sist customers in the planning, installation, management, and inte- gration of these messaging networks. A variety of service options are available from DIGITAL. For more in- formation, contact your local DIGITAL office. SOFTWARE WARRANTY Warranty for this software product is provided by DIGITAL with the pur- chase of a license for the product as defined in the Software Warranty Addendum of this SPD. [R] OSI is a registered trademark of CA Management, Inc. [R] UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Ltd. [TM] X/Open is a trademark of the X/Open Company Limited. [TM] The DIGITAL Logo, DECnet, DIGITAL, and MAILbus 400 are trade- marks of Digital Equipment Corporation. Digital Equipment Corporation makes no representations that the use of its products in the manner described in this publication will not infringe on existing or future patent rights, nor do the descriptions contained in this publication imply the granting of licenses to make, use, or sell equipment or software in accordance with the description. Possession, use, or copying of the software described in this publi- cation is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from DIG- ITAL or an authorized sublicensor. © Digital Equipment Corporation 1994, 1998. All rights reserved. 7