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author | meillo@marmaro.de |
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date | Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:44:22 +0200 |
parents | 6c4b50b44d05 |
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--- a/thesis/tex/1-Introduction.tex Tue Oct 07 12:37:38 2008 +0200 +++ b/thesis/tex/1-Introduction.tex Tue Oct 07 14:44:22 2008 +0200 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ This lead to a second \NAME{MUA} from Berkeley: \name{Mail} (with a capital `M'). Also, no \NAME{UUCP} network was set up at Berkeley but an own creation called \name{BerkNet} was used. %FIXME: why? license issues? closed source? +%TODO: what about `mailx'? Further more there was a third network type: the \NAME{ARPAnet}, based on the \name{transmission control protocol} (\NAME{TCP}). %FIXME: where did it came from? @@ -31,14 +32,15 @@ \section{Transporting mail} +%TODO: include definitions from others here (cites) +%TODO: when was the term ``mail transfer agent'' established? The basic job of a \name{mail transfer agent} (or \name{mail transport agent}, short \NAME{MTA}) is to transfer/transport \name{electronic mail} (short \name{email}) from one host to another. -% TODO: include definitions from others here (cites) \section{sendmail} -\name{sendmail} is the defacto-standard for \name{mail transfer agents}. +\name{sendmail} is the de facto standard for \name{mail transfer agents}. % FIXME: is that true? It was the first \NAME{MTA} and had no real alternative for a long time.