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Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC) announced that it will become the first major computer vendor to have its electronic mail conform to emerging international communications standards at the application level. In July, DEC users will be able to send and receive electronic mail from other vendors' equipment that supports the X.400 message handling standard of the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee. The product will be called the Message Router X.400 Gateway and will run on any VAX computer which uses DEC's DECnet network. The package will be priced from $2,400 for the MicroVAX II to $12,000 for the high-end VAX 8800.