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6 \masqmail\ is a \mta\ for workstations and small networks. It is a drop-in replacement for \sendmail, but much smaller.

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8 This diploma thesis analyzes the structure and concepts of \masqmail, and its security and safety.

9 Based on this knowledge, the source code will get improved and everything will be written down for documentation.

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11 After successful tests in a real environment, a new version of \masqmail\ will be released and it will be packaged for the \gnulinux\ Distribution \debian.

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18 masqmail, mail transfer agent, \MTA, sendmail, market analysis, future of communication, unified messaging, non-permanent internet connection, requirements for modern \MTA{}s, \MTA\ architecture, \SMTP, authentication, encryption, spam handling, redesign from scratch.

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25 Copyright \copyright\ 2008,\,2009 by Markus Schnalke.

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28 This document was typeset in Palatino and Computer Modern font, using the LaTeX document preparation system on machines running the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. Text editing was done with Vim. The PIC language and troff were used to generate the diagrams, in exception of figure \ref{fig:masqmail-arch} which was produced with Egypt and GraphVis. Mercurial was chosen for version control. Further programs and scripts were used for minor tasks---it was all Free Software, though.

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32 The final version of this thesis, in Portable Document Format and PostScript as well as the complete source code, can be retrieved from my website: http://marmaro.de/docs\,.

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35 Permission is hereby granted to copy and distribute this document in verbatim form.

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