Networking Glossary
- MHS (Message Handling System) The system of message user agents, message transfer agents, message stores, and access units which together provide OSI electronic mail. MHS is specified in the CCITT X.400 series of Recommendations. [Source: RFC 1208]
- MTA (Message Transfer Agent) An OSI application process used to store and forward messages in the X.400 Message Handling System. Equivalent to Internet mail agent. [Source: RFC 1208]
- MILNET (MILitary NETwork) Originally part of the ARPANET, MILNET was partitioned in 1984 to make it possible for military installations to have reliable network service, while the ARPANET continued to be used for research. See DDN. [Source: RFC 1208]
- multi-homed host A computer connected to more than one physical data link. The data links may or may not be attached to the same network. [Source: RFC 1208]
- multicast A special form of broadcast where copies of the packet are delivered to only a subset of all possible destinations. See broadcast. [Source: RFC 1208]
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