Mac Srv: Mail Server and Client AppleTalk Protocols (129501)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk Networks 3.0
- Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk Networks 3.1
This article was previously published under Q129501 SUMMARY
Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk Networks uses the following AppleTalk
protocols:
- Name Binding Protocol (NBP)
NBP provides name lookup in the internet names directory service.
- AppleTalk Transaction Protocol (ATP)
ATP provides a reliable loss-free transport service using a
transaction request and a transaction response to deliver data
reliably.
MORE INFORMATION
When you communicate with other Microsoft Mail servers, and users signed
into the server, a Mail server uses the AppleTalk Transaction Protocol.
Server to server messages include user's mail messages, user lists, group
expansions, and other server related information. User requests and replies
to these requests by the server also use ATP.
A Mail server uses NBP to look for Mail servers on a Network Scan and to
verify that a server still exists on the Mail network. NBP is also used by
the Macintosh Chooser when a user clicks the MS Mail icon, or the Network
Manager clicks the MS Mail GW icon.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/23/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB129501 |
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