# HG changeset patch
# User meillo@marmaro.de
# Date 1223383462 -7200
# Node ID 2a191e20b4aa98b01a9e6cd39cc9c074013a6856
# Parent  6c4b50b44d05b0b0c9f202755c0cc13baefc6b1b
minor stuff

diff -r 6c4b50b44d05 -r 2a191e20b4aa thesis/tex/1-Candidates.tex
--- a/thesis/tex/1-Candidates.tex	Tue Oct 07 12:37:38 2008 +0200
+++ b/thesis/tex/1-Candidates.tex	Tue Oct 07 14:44:22 2008 +0200
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\chapter{Candidates}
+\chapter{\unix\ \MTA{}s}
 
 This chapter introduces a group of \mta{}s. These will be presented to the reader in some kind of \emph{Curriculum Vitae}. %FIXME: check spelling
 The next chapter will show a comparision of the candidates in several disciplines.
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 Beside this common property, \MTA{}s can be very different. Some of them have \NAME{POP3} and/or \NAME{IMAP} servers included. Some can fetch mails through these protocols. Others have have every feature you can think of. And maybe there are some that do nothing else, but transporting email.
 
+
 \section{The ones not regarded here}
 The candidates for the competition in the next chapter are a subset of the \MTA{}s available. Comparision between totally different programs (apart of one function) makes not much sense. One would not use a program for a job it is not suited for. Therefor \mta{}s that are rarely similar to \masqmail\ are not regarded.
 
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@
 
 
 \section{The competitors}
+%FIXME: are these all MTAs of that group? why these and not others?
+%TODO: what about `courir-mta'?
 The programs remaining are \emph{sendmail-compatible} ``smart'' \MTA{}s that do not offer masses of features unrelated to mail transport.
 
 For the comparision, five programs of this group are taken. These are: \sendmail, \name{qmail}, \name{postfix}, \name{exim} and \masqmail. The four alternatives to \masqmail\ are the most important representatives of the regarded group.
@@ -30,16 +33,23 @@
 Here follows a small introduction to each of the five.
 
 \subsection{\sendmail}
-% author, date of first release, basic intention of program, ...
+%TODO: author, date of first release, basic intention of program, ...
+%TODO: references to various descriptions
 
 \subsection{\name{qmail}}
+%TODO: author, date of first release, basic intention of program, ...
+%TODO: references to various descriptions
 
 \subsection{\name{postfix}}
+%TODO: author, date of first release, basic intention of program, ...
+%TODO: references to various descriptions
 
 \subsection{\name{exim}}
+%TODO: author, date of first release, basic intention of program, ...
+%TODO: references to various descriptions
 
 \subsection{\masqmail}
 The \masqmail\ program was written by Oliver Kurth, starting in 1999. His aim was to create a \mta\ which is especially focused on computers with dial-up connections to the internet. \masqmail\ handles situations which are rarely solveable with the common \MTA{}s.
+%TODO: references to various descriptions
 
 
-
diff -r 6c4b50b44d05 -r 2a191e20b4aa thesis/tex/1-Comparision.tex
--- a/thesis/tex/1-Comparision.tex	Tue Oct 07 12:37:38 2008 +0200
+++ b/thesis/tex/1-Comparision.tex	Tue Oct 07 14:44:22 2008 +0200
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\chapter{Comparision}
+\chapter{Comparison of \MTA{}s}
 
 
 \section{First release}
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 postfix: 1999
 
-qmail: 1995
+qmail: 1996 (first beta 0.70), 1997 (first general 1.0)
 
 exim: 1995
 
diff -r 6c4b50b44d05 -r 2a191e20b4aa thesis/tex/1-Introduction.tex
--- 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.