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SUBJ/MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATIONAL USER TRANSITION TO DEFENSE MESSAGE
/SYSTEM (DMS)//
REF/A/DOC/OASD (C3I)/280000ZDEC1999//
REF/B/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/191900ZJUL2000//
NARR/REF A IS OASD (C3I) MEMORANDUM DIRECTING DOD MIGRATION OF
ORGANIZATIONAL MESSAGING FROM AUTODIN TO DMS. REF B IS
DMS MESSAGE #0001 WHICH DEFINES SPECIFIC ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE DMS.//
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RMKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE DMS IMPLEMENTATION
AND TRANSITION POLICY GUIDANCE FOR MARINE CORPS GARRISON
ORGANIZATIONS. DMS WILL REPLACE AUTODIN-BASED LEGACY MESSAGING
SYSTEMS. LEGACY MESSAGING SERVICE, HOWEVER, WILL NOT BE TERMINATED
UNTIL DMS PROVIDES AT LEAST EQUIVALENT MESSAGING SERVICE UNDER REAL
WORLD CONDITIONS. TO DATE FORTY-FIVE (45) PERCENT OF THE GARRISON
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE THEIR DMS UNCLASSIFIED AND/OR SECRET
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITY (FC) INSTALLATIONS COMPLETE. IMPLEMENTATION
AND TRANSITION POLICY GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED IN PARA 3 AND 4 BELOW.
THIS POLICY DOES NOT APPLY TO SPECIAL CATEGORY (SPECAT), SPECIAL
HANDLING (SHD), AND ALLIED MESSAGING.
2. BACKGROUND
A. DISTINGUISHED NAMES (DN) ARE THE DMS EQUIVALENT TO LEGACY PLAIN
LANGUAGE ADDRESSES (PLA'S).
B. FUNCTIONAL IS DEFINED AS HAVING ALL DISTINGUISHED NAMES CREATED,
DN POSTED TO X.500 DIRECTORY, X.509 CERTIFICATE REQUEST FORM
RECEIVED, CORRESPONDING FORTEZZA CARD(S) GENERATED, X.509
CERTIFICATE POSTED TO X.500 DIRECTORY, MAILBOX ESTABLISHED,
DUAL-ROUTE AND PLA TO DN ASSOCIATION COMPLETED, X.400 CONNECTOR
ESTABLISHED OR DIAL-IN SETUP, USER AGENT(S) LOADED, AT LEAST ONE
RELEASER TRAINED TO SEND AND RECEIVE DMS MESSAGES, AND MAIL LISTS
CREATED WITH AT LEAST ONE RECIPIENT LOADED.
C. OPERATIONAL IS DEFINED AS BEING 100 PERCENT FUNCTIONAL WITH MAIL
LISTS FULLY POPULATED, OFFICE CODES IMPLEMENTED, AND SUPPORTING
BUSINESS PROCESSES IN PLACE.
3. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
A. NLT 15 DEC 00, THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WILL BE COMPLETED AND THE
USMC WILL BE 100 PERCENT FUNCTIONAL.
(1) DMS LOCAL CONTROL CENTERS (LCC) WILL BE OPERATIONAL.
(2) INSTALLATION OF DMS FC'S COMPLETED AT ALL MARINE CORPS GARRISON
ORGANIZATIONS IN UNCLASSIFIED (SBU), AND SECRET ENCLAVES.
(3) THE USMC DMS X.500 DIRECTORY FOR THE UNCLASSIFIED AND SECRET
ENCLAVES WILL BE POPULATED WITH ALL USMC GARRISON ORGANIZATIONAL
DN'S.
(4) LEGACY COLLECTIVES (E.G. AIG'S, CAD'S) WILL BE LOADED INTO
DMS MAIL LISTS WITH AT LEAST ONE DISTINGUISHED NAME.
(5) ALL OUTGOING DMS MESSAGES WILL BE DUAL ADDRESSED TO BOTH
AUTODIN PLA'S/COLLECTIVES AND DMS X.500 DISTINGUISHED NAMES/MAIL
LISTS, TO ENSURE MESSAGE DELIVERY.
(6) APPLICABLE DMS NAVAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES (NTP'S)
WILL BE FOLLOWED. DMS NTP'S (NTP-21A - DEFENSE MESSAGE SYSTEM
USER'S MANUAL, NTP-22 - DEFENSE MESSAGE SYSTEM LOCAL OPERATIONS
AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES, AND NTP-21 (SUPP 1),
DEFENSE MESSAGE SYSTEM X.500 DIRECTORY DISTINGUISHED NAME AND MAIL
LIST REGISTRATION PROCEDURES) CAN BE FOUND AT
WWW.NOC.USMC.MIL/SECURE/DMS/DEFAULT.HTM:
B. NLT 31 JAN 01: ALL GARRISON SBU, AND SECRET MAIL LISTS
WILL BE FULLY POPULATED.
C. NLT 15 FEB 01:
(1) INSTALLATION OF TOP SECRET/COLLATERAL (TS/C) DMS FUNCTIONAL
CAPABILITIES (FC'S) COMPLETED (WHERE REQUIRED) FOR ALL USMC
NON-TACTICAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(2) ANY TS/C LEGACY COLLECTIVES (E.G. AIG'S, CAD'S) WILL BE
CONVERTED INTO DMS MAIL LISTS.
D. NLT 30 JUN 01: THE MARINE CORPS WILL BE PREPARED TO MIGRATE TO
DMS-ONLY MESSAGE SERVICE (FOR GARRISON ONLY AND EXCLUDING SPECAT,
SHD, AND ALLIED MESSAGE SERVICES).
(1) ALL GARRISON SBU, SECRET AND TS/C DMS FC'S WILL BE OPERATIONAL.
(2) ALL GARRISON SBU, SECRET AND TS/C LEGACY COLLECTIVES WILL BE
AVAILABLE IN DMS MAIL LISTS.
4. TRANSITION POLICY GUIDANCE.
A. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE 100 PERCENT OF ALL MARINE CORPS GARRISON
ORGANIZATIONS INSTALLED AND USING DMS FOR GENSER ORGANIZATIONAL
MESSAGE TRAFFIC UP TO SECRET BY 15 DEC 00 AND TS/C MESSAGING BY
15 FEB 01 (EXCLUDING SPECAT, SHD, ALLIED).
(1) SENDING MESSAGES: ONCE USER COMMANDS HAVE THEIR FUNCTIONAL
CAPABILITIES (UNCLASSIFIED, SECRET, OR TS/C) INSTALLED AND THIER
SERVICING LCC HAS VERIFIED THE ORGANIZATION'S DMS FUNCTIONALITY
(INCLUDES VALIDATING X.400 CONNECTION AND CERTIFICATE CURRENCY TO
ENSURE RELIABLE DMS MESSAGING SERVICES), USER COMMANDS SHALL BEGIN
SENDING THEIR OUTGOING MESSAGE TRAFFIC VIA DMS. NOTE: TO ENSURE
RELIABLE MESSAGING SERVICE DURING MARINE CORPS-WIDE TRANSITION TO
DMS, OUTGOING DMS MESSAGES MUST BE DUAL-ADDRESSED (I.E., TO BOTH
AUTODIN PLA'S/COLLECTIVES AND DMS X.500 DISTINGUISHED NAMES/MAIL
LISTS).
(2) RECEIVING MESSAGES: THE LCC WILL COORDINATE PHASED
IMPLEMENTATION OF DUAL DELIVERY OF MESSAGES VIA BOTH DMS AND AUTODIN
WITH EACH CUSTOMER, TO ATTAIN ABOVE GOALS.
B. UPON COMPLETION OF EACH ORGANIZATION'S PHASED IMPLEMENTATION OF
DUAL-DELIVERY, ALL GENSER ORGANIZATIONAL MESSAGE TRAFFIC UP TO TS/C
(EXCLUDING SPECAT, SHD, ALLIED) FOR MARINE CORPS GARRISON
ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE:
(1) RECEIVED VIA BOTH AUTODIN AND DMS
(2) SENT VIA DMS ONLY
NOTE: TO ENSURE RELIABLE MESSAGING SERVICE DURING MARINE CORPS-WIDE
TRANSITION TO DMS, OUTGOING DMS MESSAGES MUST BE DUAL-ADDRESSED
(I.E., TO BOTH AUTODIN PLA'S/COLLECTIVES AND DMS X.500
DISTINGUISHED NAMES/MAIL LISTS), UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THIS
REQUIREMENT WILL BE EVALUATED MONTH TO MONTH, BEGINING IN FEBRUARY
2001, AT THE BIWEEKLY HQMC C4 DMS VTC'S.
5. EXIT CRITERIA. C4 WILL PROMULGATE VIA SEPMSG, CRITERIA WHICH
MUST BE ACHIEVED BEFORE AUTODIN SERVICE WILL BE TERMINATED TO
MARINE CORPS GARRISON ORGANIZATIONS.
6. YOUR SERVICING DMS LCC WILL CONTACT YOU IN THE
NEAR FUTURE TO COORDINATE TRANSITION TO DMS MESSAGE SERVICE IAW
THE GUIDANCE DESCRIBED ABOVE. YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS
TRANSITION TO THE DEFENSE MESSAGE SYSTEM IS REQUIRED AND
APPRECIATED.
7. PLANS AND POLICY FOR TRANSITIONING MARINE CORPS TACTICAL
ORGANIZATIONS TO DMS WILL BE PROMULGATED VIA SEPCOR.
8. RELEASED BY BGEN R.M. SHEA//
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