DOCUMENT:Q93239  30-JUL-2001  [pcmail]
TITLE   :PC DB: Mail Message (.MAI) File Format
PRODUCT :Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
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The mail message (.MAI) file format in Microsoft Mail versions 2.1 and 3.0 is
based on the Federal Information Processing Systems (FIPS) message format
described in FIPS PUB 98. This format is a subset of the CCITT X.400 standard
for interpersonal messaging.

FIPS refers to the format used to store the raw data files. Vendor-defined field
refers to an individual element of the message. For example, TO:, FROM:, and
ATTACHMENT:, are all vendor-defined fields.

Additional query words: 2.10 3.00

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