ISO/IEC 10021-4:1990

I NTER NATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 10021-4
First edition
1990-12-01
Information technology - Text Communication
- Message-Oriented Text Interchange Systems
(MOTIS) -
Part 4:
Message Transfer System : Abstract Service
Definition and Procedures
Technologies de I'information - Communication de texte - Systhes dUchange
de texte en mode message -
Partie 4: Syst&ne de transfert de message: Prockdures et dkfinition de service
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Contents
Foreword . .xi
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Introduction
Section one . Introduction . 1
Scope . 1
Normative references . 1
2.1 Open Systems Interconnection . 2
2.2 Message Handling Systems . 2
2.3 Directory Systems . 2
2.4 Country Codes . 3
Definitions . 3
Abbreviations . 3
Conventions . 3
5.1 Terms . 3
5.2 Presence of Parameters . 3
5.3 Abstract Syntax Definitions . 3
Section two . Message Transfer System Abstract Service . 5
hlessage Transfer System hlodel . 5
7 Message Transfer System Abstract Service Overview . 6
7.1 MTS Bind and Unbind . 7
7.2 Submission Port . 7
7.3 Delivery Port . 7
7.4 Administration Port . 7
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8 hlessage Transfer System Abstract Senice Definition . -8
8.1 MTS-bind and MTS-unbind . 8
8.1.1 Abstract-bind and Abstract-unbind . 8
8.1.1.1 MTS-bind . 8
8.1.1.1.1 Arguments . 8
8.1.1.1.1.1 Initiator-name . 9
8.1.1.1.1.2 Initiator-credentials . 9
8.1.1.1.1.3 Security-context . 10
8.1.1.1.1.4 Messages-waiting . 10
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8.1.1.1.2 Results
8.1.1.1.2.1 Responder-name . 10
8.1.1.1.2.2 Responder-credentials . 11
8.1.1.1.2.3 Messages-waiting . 11
8.1.1.1.3 Bind-errors . 11
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8.1.1.2 MTS-unbind . 11
8.1.1.2.1 Arguments . 11
8.1.1.2.2 Results . 11
8.1.1.2.3 Unbind-errors . 11
Bind-errors . 12
8.1.2
8.1.2.1 Authentication-error . 12
,8.1.2.2 Busy . 12
8.1.2.3 Unacceptable-dialogue-mode . 12
8.1.2.4 Unacceptable-security-context . 12 .1
8.2 Submission Port . IL
8.2.1 Abstract-operations . 12 .
Message-submission . 1 j
8.2.1.1
8.2.1.1.1 Arguments . 13
8.2.1.1.1.1 Originator-name . 14
8.2.1.1.1.2 Recipient-name . 14
8.2.1.1.1.3 Alternate-recipient-allowed . 15
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8.2.1.1.1.4 Recipient-reassignment-prohibited
8.2.1.1.1.5 Originator-requested-alternate-recipient . 15
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8.2.1.1.1.6 DL-expansion-prohibited
8.2.1.1.1.7 Disclosure-of-recipients . 16
8.2.1.1.1.8 Priority . 16
8.2.1.1.1.9 Implicit-conversion-prohibited . 16
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8.2.1.1.1.10 Conversion-with-loss-prohibited
8.2.1.1.1.1 1 Explicit-conversion . 17
8.2.1.1.1.12 Deferred-delivery-time . 17
8.2.1.1.1.13 Latest-delivery-time . 17
8.2.1.1.1.14 Requested-delivery-method . 17
8.2.1.1.1.1 5 Physical-forwarding-prohibited . 18
8.2.1.1.1.16 Physical-forwarding-address-request . 18
8.2.1.1.1.17 Physical-delivery-modes . 18
8.2.1.1.1.1 8 Registered-mail-type . 19
8.2.1.1.1.19 Recipient-number-for-advice . 19
8.2.1.1.1.20 Physical-rendition-attributes . 19
8.2.1.1.1.21 Originator-return-address . 19
8.2.1.1.1.22 Originator-report-request . 20
8.2.1.1.1.23 Content-return-request . 20
8.2.1.1.1.24 Physical-delivery-report-request . 20
8.2.1.1.1.25 Originator-certificate . 20
8.2.1.1.1.26 Message-token . 21
Content-confidentiality-algorithm-identifier . 21
8.2.1.1 . 1.27
8.2.1.1.1.28 Content-integrity-check . 22
8.2.1.1.1.29 Message-origin-authentication-check . 22
8.2.1.1.1.30 Message-security-label . 23
8.2.1.1.1.31 Proof-of-submission-request . 24
8.2.1.1.1.32 Proof-of-delivery-request . 24
8.2.1.1.1.33 Original-encoded-information-types . 24
8.2.1.1.1.34 Content-type . 24
8.2.1.1.1.35 Content-identifier . 25
8.2.1.1.1.36 Content-correlator . 25
8.2.1.1.1.37 Content . 25
8.2.1.1.2 Results . 25
8.2.1.1.2.1 Message-submission-identifier . 26
8.2.1.1.2.2 Message-submission-time . 26
8.2.1.1.2.3 Originating-MTA-certificate . 26
8.2.1.1.2.4 Proof-of-submission . 26
8.2.1.1.3 Abstract-errors . 27
Probe-submission . 27
8.2.1.2
8.2.1.2.1 Arguments . 28
8.2.1.2.1.1 Probe-origin-authentication-check . 29
8.2.1.2.1.2 Content-length . 29
8.2.1.2.2 Results . 29
8.2.1.2.2.1 Probe-submission-identifier . 30
8.2.1.2.2.2 Probe-submission-time . 30
8.2.1.2.3 Abstract-errors . 30
Cancel-deferred-delivery . 30
8.2.1.3
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8.2.1.3.1 Arguments . 3 1
8.2.1.3.1.1 Message-submission-identifier . 31
8.2.1.3.2 Results . 31
8.2.1.3.3 Abstract-errors . 31
8.2.1.4 Submission-control . 32
8.2.1.4.1 Arguments . 32
8.2.1.4.1.1 Restrict . 32
8.2.1.4.1.2 Permissible-operations . 32
8.2.1.4.1.3 Permissible-lowest-priority . 33
8.2.1.4.1.4 Permissible-maximum-content-length . 33
8.2.1.4.1.5 Permissible-security-context . 33
8.2.1.4.2 Results . 33
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8.2.1.4.2.1 Waiting-operations
8.2.1.4.2.2 Waiting-messages . 34
8.2.1.4.2.3 Waiting-encoded-information-types . 34
8.2.1.4.2.4 Waiting-content-types . 35
8.2.1.4.3 Abstract-errors . 35
8.2.2 Abstract-errors . 35
8.2.2.1 Submission-control-violated . 35
8.2.2.2 Element-of-service-not-subscribed . 36
8.2.2.3 Deferred-delivery-cancellation-rejected . 36
8.2.2.4 Originator-invalid . 36
8.2.2.5 Recipient - i ni p r o per 1 y - specif ied . 36
8 .2.2. 6 Message - sub ni i ss i o n - id en t i f ie r - in va 1 id . 36
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8.2.2.7 Inconsistent-request
8.2.2.8 Security-error . 36
8.2.2.9 Unsupported-critical-function . 37
8.2.2.10 Remote-bind-error . 37
8.3 Delivery Port . 37
8.3.1 Abstract-operations . 37
8.3.1.1 Message-delivery . 37
8.3.1 . 1. 1 Arguments . 37
8.3.1.1.1 . 1 Message-delivery-identifier . 39
8.3.1.1.1.2 Message-delivery-time . 39
8.3.1.1.1.3 This-recipient-name . 39
8.3.1 J.1.4 Intended-recipient-name . 40
8.3.1 L1.5 Redirection-reason . 40
8.3.1.1.1.6 Other-recipient-names . 40
8.3.1.1.1.7 DL-expansion-history . 40
8.3.1 . 1. 1.8
Converted-encoded-information-types . 40
8.3.1.1.2 Results . 41
8.3.1.1.2.1 Recipient-certificate . 41
8.3.1.1.2.2 Proof-of-delivery . 41
8.3.1.1.3 Abstract-errors . 42
8.3.1.2 Report-delivery . 42
8.3.1.2.1 Arguments . 42
8.3.1.2.1.1 Subject-submission-identifier . 44
8.3.1.2.1.2 Actual-recipient-name . 44
8.3.1.2.1.3 Originator-and-DL-expansion-history . 44
8.3.1.2.1.4 Reporting-DL-name . 44
8.3.1.2.1.5 Converted-encoded-information-types . 44
8.3.1.2.1.6 Supplementary-information . 44
8.3.1.2.1.7 Physical-forwarding-address . 45
8.3.1.2.1.8 Message-delivery-time . 45
8.3.1.2.1.9 Type-of-MTS-user . 45
8.3.1.2.1.10 Non-delivery-reason-code . 45
8.3.1.2.1.1 1 Non-delivery-diagnostic-code . 46
8.3.1 -2.1.12 Reporting-MTA-certificate . 49
8.3.1.2.1.13 Report-origin-authentication-check . 49
8.3.1.2.1.14 Returned-content . 50
8.3.1.2.2 Results . 50
8.3.1.2.3 Abstract-errors . 50
8.3.1.3 Delivery-control . 50
8.3.1.3.1 Arguments . 51
8.3.1.3.1 -1 Restrict . 51
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8.3.1.3.1.2 Permissible-operations . 51
8.3.1.3.1.3 Permissible-lowest-priority . 52
8.3.1.3.1.4 Permissible-encoded-information-types . 52
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8.3.1 3.1.5 Permissible-content-types
8.3.1.3.1.6 Permissible-maximum-content-length . 52
8.3.1 3.1.7 Permissible-security-context . 53
8.3.1.3.2 Results . 53
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8.3.1.3.2.1 Waiting-operations
8.3.1.3.2.2 Waiting-messages . 53
8.3.1.3.2.3 Waiting-encoded-information-types . 54
8.3.1.3.2.4 Waiting-content-types . 54
8.3.1.3.3 Abstract-errors . 5.1
8.3.2 Abstract-errors . 54
8.3.2.1 Delivery-control-violated . 55
8.3.2.2 Control-violates-registration . 55
8.3.2.3 Security-error . 55
8.3.2.4 Unsupported-critical-function . 55
8.4 Administration Port . 55
8.4.1 Abstract-operations . 55
8.4.1.1 Register . 55
8.4.1.1.1 Arguments . 56
8.4.1.1.1.1 User-name . 56
8.4.1.1.1.2 User-address . 56
8.4.1.1.1.3 Deliverable-encoded-information-types . 57
8.4.1.1.1.4 Deliverable-content-types . 57
8.4.1.1.1.5 Deliverable-maximum-content-length . 57
8.4.1.1.1.6 Recipient-assigned-alternate-recipient . 57
8.4.1.1.1.7 User-security-labels . 58
8.4.1.1.1.8 Default Delivery Control Arguments . 58
8.4.1.1.2 Results . 58
8.4.1.1.3 Abstract-errors . 58
8.4.1.2 Change-credentials . 59
8.4.1.2.1 Arguments . 59
8.4.1.2.1.1 Old-credentials . 59
8.4.1.2.1.2 New-credentials . 59
8.4.1 . 2.2 Results . 59
8.4.1.2.3 Abstract-errors . 60
8.4.2 Abstract-errors . 60
8.4.2.1 Register-rejected . 60
8.4.2.2
New -credent ials-unaccep table . 60
8.4.2.3 Old-credentials-incorrectly-specified . 60
8.5 Common Parameter Types . 60
8.5.1 MTS-identifier . 61
8.5.2 Global-domain-identifier . 61
8.5.3 MTA-name . 61
8.5.4 Time . 61
8.5.5 OR-name . 61
8.5.6 Encoded-information-types . 62
8.5.7 Certificate . 63
8.5.8 Token . 64
8.5.9 Security-label . 64
8.5.10 Algorithm-identifier . 65
9 hlessage Transfer System Abstract Syntax Definition . 65
9.1 Criticality Mechanism . 66
Section three . Message Transfer Agent Abstract Service . 94
10 Refined hlessage Transfer System hlodel . 91
11 hlessage Transfer Agent Abstract Service Overview . 95
11.1 MTA-bind and MTA-unbind . 95
11.2 Transfer Port Abstract-operations . 95
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12 Message Transfer Agent Abstract Service Definition . 96
12.1 MTA-bind and MTA-unbind . 96
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12.1.1 Abstract-bind and Abstract-unbind
12.1.1.1 MTA-bind . 96
Arguments . 96
12.1 . 1. 1.1
12.1.1.1.1.1 Initiator-name . 97
12.1.1.1.1.2 Initiator-credentials . 97
12.1.1.1.1.3 Security-context . 97
12.1.1.1.2 Results . 98
12.1.1.1.2.1 Responder-name . 98
12.1.1.1.2.2 Responder-credentials . 98
12.1.1.1.3 Bind-errors . 98
12.1.1.2 MTA-unbind . 98
12.1.1.2.1 Arguments . 99
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12.1.1.2.2 Results
12.1.1.2.3 Unbind-errors . 99
12.1.2 Bind-errors . 99
12.1.2.1 Authentication-error . 99
12.1.2.2 Busy . 99
12.1.2.3 Unacceptable-dialogue-mode . 99
12.1.2.4 Unacceptable-security-context . 99
12.2 Transfer Port . 100
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12.2.1 Abstract-operations
12.2.1.1 Message-transfer . 100
12.2.1.1.1 Arguments . 100
12.2.1.1.1.1 Message-identifier . 102
12.2.1.1 . 1 . 2 Per-domain-bilateral-information . 102
12.2.1.1.1.3 Trace-information . 102
12.2.1.1.1.4 Internal-trace-information . 103
12.2.1.1.1.5 Originally-specified-recipient-number . 103
12.2.1.1.1.6 Responsibility . 103
12.2.1.1.1.7 Deferred-delivery-time . 103
12.2.1.1.1.8 Originating-MTA-report-request . 103
12.2.1.1.2 Results . 104
12.2.1.1.3 Abstract-errors . 104
12.2.1.2 Probe-transfer . 104
12.2.1.2.1 Arguments . 104
12.2.1.2.1.1 Probe-identifier . 105
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12.2.1.2.2 Results
12.2.1.2.3 Abstract-errors . 106
12.2.1.3 Report-transfer . 106
12.2.1.3.1 Arguments . 106
12.2.1.3.1.1 Report-identifier . 107
12.2.1.3.1.2 Report-destination-name . 108
12.2.1.3.1.3 Subject-identifier . 108
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12.2.1.3.1.4 Subject-intermediate-trace-information
12.2.1.3.1.5 Arrival-time . 108
12.2.1.3.1.6 Additional-information . 108
12.2.1.3.2 Results . 108
12.2.1.3.3 Abstract-errors . 108
12.2.2 Abstract-errors . 108
12.3 Common Parameter Types . 108
12.3.1 Trace-information and internal-trace-information . 109
13 Message Transfer Agent Abstract Syntax Definition . 110
Section four . Procedures for Distributed Operation of the MTS . 119
14 Procedures for Distributed Operation of the MTS . 119
14.1 Overview of the MTA Model . 119
14.1.1 Organization and Modelling Technique . 119
14.2 Deferred Delivery Module . 122
14.2.1 Deferred Delivery Procedure . 122
14.3 Main Module . 123
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14.3.1 Control Procedure . 126
14.3.2 Front-end Procedure . 128
14.3.3 Routing-and-conversion-decision Procedure . 129
14.3.4 Routing-decision Procedure . 130
14.3.5 Conversion-decision Procedure . 132
14.3.6 Error-processing Procedure . 133
14.3.7 Redirection Procedure . 135
14.3.8 Splitter Procedure . 135
14.3.9 Conversion-procedure . 137
14.3.10 Distribution-list-expansion Procedure . 137
14.3.1 1 Loop Detection and Routing Algorithm . 139
14.4 Report Module . 140
14.4.1 Control Procedure . 141
14.4.2 Report-front-end Procedure . 142
14.4.3 Report-generation Procedure . 143
14.4.4 Report-routing Procedure . 143
14.5 MTS-bind and MTS-unbind . 145
14.5.1 MTS-user initiated MTS-bind Procedure . 145
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14.5.2 MTS-user initiated MTS-unbind Procedure
14.5.3 MTA initiated MTS-bind Procedure . 146
14.5.4 MTA initiated MTS-unbind Procedure . 147
14.6 Submission Port . 147
14.6.1 Message-submission Procedure . 147
14.6.2 Probe-submission Procedure . 149
14.6.3 Cancel-deferred-delivery Procedure . 150
14.6.4 Submission-control Procedure . 151
14.7 Delivery Port . 151
14.7.1 Message-delivery Procedure . 151
14.7.2 Probe-delivery-test Procedure . 154
14.7.3 Report-delivery Procedure . 154
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14.7.4 Delivery-control Procedure
14.8 Administration Port . 156
14.8.1 Register Procedure . 156
14.8.2 MTS-user initiated Change-credentials Procedure . 157
14.8.3 MTA initiated Change-credentials Procedure . 158
14.9 MTA-bind and MTA-unbind . 158
14.9.1 MTA-bind-in Procedure . 158
14.9.2 MTA-unbind-in Procedure . 159
14.9.3 MTA-bind-out Procedure . 159
14.9.4 MTA-unbind-out Procedure . 160
14.10 Transfer Port . 160
14.10.1 Message-in Procedure . 160
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14.10.2 Probe-in Procedure
14.10.3 Report-in Procedure . 161
14.10.4 Message-out Procedure . 162
14.10.5 Probe-out Procedure . 163
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14.10.6 Report-out Procedure
Annexes . 165
A Reference Definition of RlTS Object Identifiers . 165
B
Reference Definition of RlTS Parameter Upper Bounds . 168
C Differences between ISO/IEC 10021-4 and CCITT Recommendation X.411 . 172
D Index . 173
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List of Figures
Message Transfer System hlodel . 6
Abstract Syntax Definition of the hlTS Abstract Service . 68-93
Refined Message Transfer System hlodel . 95
Abstract Syntax Definition of the hlTA Abstract Service . 112-118
Ports and Modules of an hlTA . 121
Relationship of Internal and External Modules . 122
Organisation of Procedures within the Main Module . 125
Information Flow within the Main Module . 126
Organisation of Procedures within Routing and Conversion Decision Procedure . 130
Organisation of Procedures within the Report Module . 140
11 Information Flow within the Report hlodule . 142
A.l Abstract Syntax Definition of the hlTS Object Identifiers . 166-167
B.1 Abstract Syntax Definition of hlTS Upper Bounds . 169-171
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List of Tables
1 hlTS-bind Arguments . 9
2 hlTS-bind Results . 10
3 Message- submission Arguments . 13- 14
4 Combined Effect of Conversion Arguments . 17
5 Message- submission Results . 26
6 hlessage- submission Abstract- errors . 27
Probe- submission Arguments . 28 . 29
8 Probe-submission Results . 30
Probe- submission Abstract- errors . 30
10 Cancel- deferred- delivery Arguments . 31
11 Cancel-deferred- delivery Abstract- errors . 31
12 Submission- control Arguments . 32
Submission-control Results . 34
Submission . con trol Abstract- errors . 35
15 hlessage-delivery Arguments . 38-39
16 hlessage- delivery Results . 41
hlessage- delivery Abs trac t-errors . 42
18 Report-delivery Arguments . 43
19 Report- delivery Abstract . errors . 50
20 Delivery- con trol Arguments . 51
Delivery-control Results . 53
Delivery-con trol Abs trac t-errors . 54
23 Regis ter Arguments . 56
Register Abs tract-errors . 58
25 Change-creden tials Arguments . 59
Change- creden tials Abstract- errors . 60
hlTA-bind Arguments . 97
28 RITA- bind Results . 98
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