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    The document discusses the history and standards of X.400 messaging protocol. It describes how Exchange Server 2003 uses an Exchange MTA that acts as a translator between SMTP and X.400. It provides steps for configuring the X.400 connector in Exchange Server 2003 to enable communication with X.400 compatible messaging systems, including choosing between TCP/IP or X.25 stacks, and configuring properties for the remote host, schedule, address space, and delivery.

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    The document discusses the history and standards of X.400 messaging protocol. It describes how Exchange Server 2003 uses an Exchange MTA that acts as a translator between SMTP and X.400. It provides steps for configuring the X.400 connector in Exchange Server 2003 to enable communication with X.400 compatible messaging systems, including choosing between TCP/IP or X.25 stacks, and configuring properties for the remote host, schedule, address space, and delivery.

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    The document discusses the history and standards of X.400 messaging protocol. It describes how Exchange Server 2003 uses an Exchange MTA that acts as a translator between SMTP and X.400. It provides steps for configuring the X.400 connector in Exchange Server 2003 to enable communication with X.400 compatible messaging systems, including choosing between TCP/IP or X.25 stacks, and configuring properties for the remote host, schedule, address space, and delivery.

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    X.400 Basics

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    The document discusses the history and standards of X.400 messaging protocol. It describes how Exchange Server 2003 uses an Exchange MTA that acts as a translator between SMTP and X.400. It provides steps for configuring the X.400 connector in Exchange Server 2003 to enable communication with X.400 compatible messaging systems, including choosing between TCP/IP or X.25 stacks, and configuring properties for the remote host, schedule, address space, and delivery.

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    X.

    400 Basics
    The X.400 recommendations were established in the 1980s. It is a complex standard and was
    developed under the umbrella of Consultative Committee of International Telephone and
    Telegraph (CCITT) which now is better known as Telecommunications Standardization
    Sector of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T). Every four years ITU-T
    publishes updated X.400 recommendations. The first official X.400 recommendation was
    published in 1984 and is referred to as the Red Book because of the color of its cover. The
    1984 X.400 recommendation had several weaknesses in the area of message handling. In
    1988 X.400 introduced message body parts and envelope properties. The 1988 X.400
    standard is referred to as the Blue Book.

    Exchange Server 2003 MTA


    The Exchange MTA is a core component of Exchange and itself is responsible for all non-
    SMTP Message transfers. This includes Lotus Notes Domino, Novell GroupWise and many
    more. In Exchange 5.5 the Exchange MTA was responsible for all RPC-based
    communication.

    Nowadays Exchange still has an Exchange MTA but it is only a Stack that behaves like a
    translator between SMTP and X.400 based communication. The Exchange MTA Stack
    depends upon the System Attendant itself.

    The configuration of the MTA can be found in the registry in the following location:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeMTA

    In the MSDN documentation you can find various entries under this hive for fine tuning.

    Configuring the X.400 Connector


    If you would like to configure communication between Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
    Enterprise Edition and a X.400 compatible messaging system you can use the X.400
    Connector.

    Before you are able to successfully implement the X.400 Connector component you will have
    to decide whether to use the TCP X.400 stack or the X.25 X.400 stack. So this means that
    you will decide whether to use TCP/IP or X.25 based communication for the X.400
    implementation in your Exchange environment. This stack can be added using the Exchange
    System Manager:
    Figure 1: Adding the X.400 Service Transport Stack

    a) TCP/IP X.400 Transport Stack


    Figure 2: TCP X.400 Transport Stack Properties

    b) X.25 X.400 Transport Stack

    Figure 3: X.25 X.400 Transport Stack Properties


    The OSI Address information that can be configured using text or hexadecimal entries is for
    configuring the connector address in cases where other services or applications are using the
    same transport stack.

    After having done the steps above you will now be able to successfully add the appropriate
    X.400 Connector which is described in the following screenshots:

    Figure 4: General Properties

    Within this tab the configuration of the remote X.400 name is important. You then have to
    choose the right X.400 transport stack if you have more than one.
    Figure 5: Setting up the Schedule
    Figure 6: Configuring Remote Host Name
    Figure 7: Configuring Override Settings
    Figure 8: Setting up Address Space Properties
    Figure 9: Configuring the Connector Scope
    Figure 10: Configuring X.400 Conformance and Advanced Settings
    Figure 11: Setting up Content Restrictions

    Figure 12: Adding Connected Routing Groups


    Figure 13: Setting up Delivery Restrictions

    After having finished all these steps your Exchange Server 2003 organization is now ready
    to use X.400 for other messaging services.

    Final Conclusion
    In this article we have talked about the basics of X.400 protocol settings and X.400
    Connector settings in Exchange Server 2003. You have seen that X.400 configurations are
    only used for compatibility for other messaging services that are not able to use SMTP as the
    default communication protocol today. In general you will find older messaging servers
    running X.400 or 3rd party connectors (e.g. fax services) that rely on the X.400 MTA stack of
    Exchange Server 2003.

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