1.1 --- a/thesis/tex/1-Candidates.tex	Tue Oct 07 12:37:38 2008 +0200
     1.2 +++ b/thesis/tex/1-Candidates.tex	Tue Oct 07 14:44:22 2008 +0200
     1.3 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
     1.4 -\chapter{Candidates}
     1.5 +\chapter{\unix\ \MTA{}s}
     1.6  
     1.7  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
     1.8  The next chapter will show a comparision of the candidates in several disciplines.
     1.9 @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
    1.10  
    1.11  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.
    1.12  
    1.13 +
    1.14  \section{The ones not regarded here}
    1.15  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.
    1.16  
    1.17 @@ -23,6 +24,8 @@
    1.18  
    1.19  
    1.20  \section{The competitors}
    1.21 +%FIXME: are these all MTAs of that group? why these and not others?
    1.22 +%TODO: what about `courir-mta'?
    1.23  The programs remaining are \emph{sendmail-compatible} ``smart'' \MTA{}s that do not offer masses of features unrelated to mail transport.
    1.24  
    1.25  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.
    1.26 @@ -30,16 +33,23 @@
    1.27  Here follows a small introduction to each of the five.
    1.28  
    1.29  \subsection{\sendmail}
    1.30 -% author, date of first release, basic intention of program, ...
    1.31 +%TODO: author, date of first release, basic intention of program, ...
    1.32 +%TODO: references to various descriptions
    1.33  
    1.34  \subsection{\name{qmail}}
    1.35 +%TODO: author, date of first release, basic intention of program, ...
    1.36 +%TODO: references to various descriptions
    1.37  
    1.38  \subsection{\name{postfix}}
    1.39 +%TODO: author, date of first release, basic intention of program, ...
    1.40 +%TODO: references to various descriptions
    1.41  
    1.42  \subsection{\name{exim}}
    1.43 +%TODO: author, date of first release, basic intention of program, ...
    1.44 +%TODO: references to various descriptions
    1.45  
    1.46  \subsection{\masqmail}
    1.47  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.
    1.48 +%TODO: references to various descriptions
    1.49  
    1.50  
    1.51 -

     2.1 --- a/thesis/tex/1-Comparision.tex	Tue Oct 07 12:37:38 2008 +0200
     2.2 +++ b/thesis/tex/1-Comparision.tex	Tue Oct 07 14:44:22 2008 +0200
     2.3 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
     2.4 -\chapter{Comparision}
     2.5 +\chapter{Comparison of \MTA{}s}
     2.6  
     2.7  
     2.8  \section{First release}
     2.9 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    2.10  
    2.11  postfix: 1999
    2.12  
    2.13 -qmail: 1995
    2.14 +qmail: 1996 (first beta 0.70), 1997 (first general 1.0)
    2.15  
    2.16  exim: 1995
    2.17  

     3.1 --- a/thesis/tex/1-Introduction.tex	Tue Oct 07 12:37:38 2008 +0200
     3.2 +++ b/thesis/tex/1-Introduction.tex	Tue Oct 07 14:44:22 2008 +0200
     3.3 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     3.4  
     3.5  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.
     3.6  %FIXME: why? license issues? closed source?
     3.7 +%TODO: what about `mailx'?
     3.8  
     3.9  Further more there was a third network type: the \NAME{ARPAnet}, based on the \name{transmission control protocol} (\NAME{TCP}).
    3.10  %FIXME: where did it came from?
    3.11 @@ -31,14 +32,15 @@
    3.12  
    3.13  
    3.14  \section{Transporting mail}
    3.15 +%TODO: include definitions from others here (cites)
    3.16 +%TODO: when was the term ``mail transfer agent'' established?
    3.17  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.
    3.18  
    3.19 -% TODO: include definitions from others here (cites)
    3.20  
    3.21  
    3.22  
    3.23  \section{sendmail}
    3.24 -\name{sendmail} is the defacto-standard for \name{mail transfer agents}.
    3.25 +\name{sendmail} is the de facto standard for \name{mail transfer agents}.
    3.26  
    3.27  % FIXME: is that true?
    3.28  It was the first \NAME{MTA} and had no real alternative for a long time.