MHS: Definition of MHS (86546)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Mail Gateway to MHS 3.0
This article was previously published under Q86546

SUMMARY

MHS is an acronym for Message Handling Service. The term MHS is widely used by many mail systems to describe their message handling service implementation, but normally there is little or no consistency among these implementations. In this article, MHS refers to Action Technologies' and Novell's implementation of a store-and-forward electronic mail system.

MHS is a software program designed for the reliable routing and transfer of electronic messages from one location to another. MHS, using its file transfer protocol, modem control, routing tables, transport protocol, and error checking, handles all the issues associated with getting information from the sending workstation to the destination workstation, error free, regardless of the LAN and WAN topologies between the sender and recipient.

For more information, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

pcmail and mhs and host

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/5/1999
Keywords:KB86546
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