The recent introduction of NICMAIL400 services over the satellite-based computer-communication network, NICNET, of the National Informatics Centre, now provides NICNET Users fast and reliable electronic mail service conforming to X.400 recommendations. With NICMAIL400, Users can now exchange mails through any other national or international network providing X.400 mail services.
NICMAIL400 supports integrated facility to transfer EDI messages. FAX gateway is provided for non-X.400 Users who have FAX facility. Different platforms host Remote User Agent Software to enable Users to access NICMAIL400 which is available round the clock.
Prominent features of NICMAIL400 include:
- Composing and manipulating mail at local site/network host
- Filing mail in different electronic folders
- Password-protected unique mailing addresses
- Directory-service support to provide simple addressing schemes
- Gateway to SMTP/UUCP world
- Delivery of messages to multiple recipients
- Distribution list to send mail to a group of Users
- Delivery and non-delivery notification
- Answer and forward capabilities
- Transfer of text files
- Binary file attachment to message
- Attachment of forms with message
- Easy-to-use menu-driven user interface
- Time stamp for sending and receiving messages
- Dumb terminals with asynchronous connection to NICNET via direct, dial-up or VSAT connectivity. In this case, no software is required.
- Personal computers with asynchronous connection to NICNET via direct, dial-up or VSAT connectivity; using Remote User Agent Software
- Systems with X.25 card with X.25 synchronous connection to NICNET; using Remote User Agent Software.