Rec. ITU-T F.410 (11/1988) � MESSAGE HANDLING SERVICES: THE PUBLIC MESSAGE TRANSFER SERVICE
CONTENTS
1 Purpose and scope
    1.1 General
    1.2 Message handling systems used in the provision of MT service
2 MT service
    2.1 General service requirements
    2.2 Message transfer service features
3 Operation of the service
    3.1 General
    3.2 Message transfer
4 Quality of service
    4.1 Message status
    4.2 Responsibility for messages
    4.3 Model of delivery and notification times (see Figure 1/F.410)
    4.4 Message transfer time targets
    4.5 Delivery notification time targets
    4.6 Error protection
    4.7 Availability of service
    4.8 Minimum storage capacity
5 Network requirements
6 Use of the MT service within CCITT defined telematic services
ANNEX A � Abbreviations
ANNEX B � MT elements of service for 1984 systems