# HG changeset patch # User meillo@marmaro.de # Date 1233138838 -3600 # Node ID 7e0294a2545edd7ba9b9d1426af2dced16e1849b # Parent 1bee308d0f1c36572e180ef1cd19cb3e7c4e4535 wrote new abstract diff -r 1bee308d0f1c -r 7e0294a2545e thesis/tex/abstract.tex --- a/thesis/tex/abstract.tex Wed Jan 28 11:27:37 2009 +0100 +++ b/thesis/tex/abstract.tex Wed Jan 28 11:33:58 2009 +0100 @@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ \section*{\centering Abstract} -\masqmail\ is a \mta\ for workstations and small networks. It is a drop-in replacement for \sendmail, but much smaller. +\masqmail\ is a mail transfer agent for workstations and small networks, a much smaller replacement for \sendmail. It has be orphaned by its author more than five years ago and remained unchanged since then, in a world where emailing did change. Nevertheless has \masqmail\ unique advantages that makes it still a valuable software. -This diploma thesis analyzes the structure and concepts of \masqmail, and its security and safety. -Based on this knowledge, the source code will get improved and everything will be written down for documentation. +This diploma thesis is a scientific planning effort to revive \masqmail. It provides a highly structured analysis of \masqmail\ and its environment. Modern requirements for \masqmail\ are compared against the current state of the program to receive a list of pending work tasks. Further development strategies are carefully compared and discussed. Finally concrete plans and recommendations are defined with the goal of turning \masqmail\ into a modern mail transfer agent again. -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. + + \vspace*{6ex}