CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 10021-7-02

Scope

This Recommendation | International Standard defines Interpersonal Messaging, a form of Message Handling tailored for ordinary interpersonal business or private correspondence.

This Recommendation | International Standard is one of a series on Message Handling. KU-T Rec. X.402 | ISO/IEC 1002 l-2 constitutes the introduction to the series and identifies the other documents in it.

The architectural basis and foundation for Message Handling are defined in still other Recommendations / International Standards. ITU-T Rec. X.402 1 ISO/IEC 10021-2 identifies those documents as well.

This Recommendation | International Standard is structured as follows. Section 1 is this introduction. Section 2 defines the kinds of information objects exchanged in Interpersonal Messaging. Section 3 defines the associated abstract service. Section 4 specifies how it is provided. Annexes provide important supplemental information.

The requirements for conformance to this Recommendation | International Standard are given in clause 22.