CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC-10021-7-94 (R1999)

The international community has decided to make this standard available only in the English language version. It has been adopted as a National Standard of Canada on this basis. This National Standard of Canada is equivalent to International Standard ISO/IEC 10021-7:1990. 1 Scope This part of ISO/IEC 10021 defines Interpersonal Messaging, a form of Message Handling tailored for ordinary interpersonal business or private correspondence. This part of ISO/IEC 10021 is one of a series on Message Handling. ISO/IEc 10021-2 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 International Standards. ISO/IEC 10021-2 identifies those documents as well. This Part of ISO/IEC 10021 is structured as follows. Section one is this introduction. Section two defines the kinds of information objects exchanged in Interpersonal Messaging. Section three defines the associated abstract service. Section four specifies how it is provided. Annexes provide important supplemental information. The requirements for conformance to this part of ISO/IEC 10021 are given in clause 22.