A repository for information belonging to a single user that is usually provided by a thrid-party value added network (VAN). This mailbox makes it unnecessary for a user to provide dedicated hardware to receive incoming data. It also allows for the consolidation of EDI transactions allowing the user to send to multiple receivers in a single session. An electronic mailbox is analogous to a post office box.

An electronic data storage area on a computer used to store electronic mail sent from other computers. Only the company with the correct electronic key can take data out of the electronic mailbox.

a holding location for EDI transactions generally provided by a Value-Added Network (VAN). The customers would normally dial-up and connect to their EDI mailboxes and download and upload transactions.

A term used to refer to the place where an EDI transmission is stored for pickup or delivery within a third-party service system. Trading partners can also maintain mailboxes within their own domains.

The place where an EDI transmission is stored for pickup or delivery within a third party service provider’s system. Trading partners can also maintain mailboxes within their own domain.

A term used to refer to the place where an EDI transmission is stored for pick-up or delivery within a third-party service system (VAN).