meillo@0: % chaos seminar talk about masqmail
meillo@0: %
meillo@0: % markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>
meillo@0: % since 2009-02-24
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meillo@0: \documentclass{beamer}
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meillo@0: \title{masqmail}
meillo@0: \author{markus schnalke}
meillo@0: \date{2009-03-09}
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meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \begin{document}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \vspace{8em}
meillo@0: \begin{center}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: {\huge\bf masqmail}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: a mail transfer agent for workstations and small networks
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \vspace{6em}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: { \tiny
meillo@0: markus schnalke \textless{}meillo@marmaro.de\textgreater{}
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \end{center}
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \ft{overview}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 1) about me
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 2) about masqmail
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 3) short explanation of my thesis
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 4) further development of masqmail
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \secframe{about me}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{\ft{markus schnalke}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: studied Business Information Systems
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: at University of Applied Sciences, Ulm
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: diploma thesis about masqmail
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: now Master studies at University, Ulm
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{\ft{I am interested in}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: Free Software
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: Debian
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: suckless software
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: the Unix Philosophy
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \secframe{about masqmail}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \ft{what is masqmail}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: a small one
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: and one for special setups
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \ft{masqmail's niche}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: non-permanent online connections
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: over multiple providers
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: especially for workstations and small networks
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: also notebooks (maybe the largest market)
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \ft{history}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: written by Oliver Kurth
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: between 1999 and 2003
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: most likely:
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: - to manage masqdialer-controlled ISDN connections
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - source of the name (``masq\dots'')
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \ft{masqmail today}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: development stopped in 2003
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: not maintained
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: even its website is down
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: but included in Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, Mandriva, FreeBSD
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \ft{value of masqmail}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: covers a niche
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: has unique features
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: has users!
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \ft{problems of masqmail}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: no further development
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: unfixed bugs
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: emailing has changed
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: \oneline{questions about masqmail?}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \secframe{when I meet masqmail}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{\ft{using unmaintained software}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: Fall 2007: started to use masqmail
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: Spring 2008: realized it is unmaintained in Debian
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: A situation to be changed ... but by whom?
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: ... me? No!
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{\ft{diploma thesis}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: Summer 2008:
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: problem: find a topic for the diploma thesis
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: The great idea: solve two problems
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: use the diploma thesis to revive masqmail
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: \frame{\ft{advising professor}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: Professor Sch\"affter
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: thanks!
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@0: \frame{\ft{guiding principle}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \begin{center}
meillo@0: 	\it
meillo@0: 	Do what you think is interesting,\\
meillo@0: 	do something that you think is fun and worthwhile,\\
meillo@0: 	because otherwise you won't do it well anyway.
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 	---Brian~W.\ Kernighan---
meillo@0: \end{center}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \secframe{the thesis}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{\ft{general decisions}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: write in English
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: do the thesis for myself
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: ... and for the Free Software community
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: thus, make it free available (see my website!)
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: \frame{\ft{planned was}
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: - purpose and structure of an MTA/of masqmail
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - security analysis
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - code improvements
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - documentation, test, distribution
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: With the goal to release a new version and get it into Debian
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{\ft{however, it resulted in}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - (introduction)
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - market analysis
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - mail transfer agents
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - masqmail's present and future
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - improvement plans
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: Became pretty theoretic (I don't worry)
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \ft{ch01: introduction}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: general prerequisites
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: the masqmail project
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: value and problems of masqmail
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: \textbf{$\Rightarrow$ reasons to do this thesis}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \ft{ch02: market analysis}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: classification, life cycle, and trends of electronic communication
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: SWOT and trends for email
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: \textbf{$\Rightarrow$ show that email is expected to survive}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \ft{ch03: mail transfer agents}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: classification of MTAs
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: masqmail's competitors
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: short comparison
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: \textbf{$\Rightarrow$ provide knowledge for following chapters}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \ft{ch04: masqmail's present and future}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: the goal (revive masqmail)
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: requirements
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \quad\quad fulfilled requirements
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \quad\quad work to do
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: ways for further development
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: result
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: \textbf{$\Rightarrow$ the core of the thesis: a plan to revive masqmail}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: \frame{ \ft{ch05: improvement plans}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: more detailed descriptions of the work tasks
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \textbf{$\Rightarrow$ recommendations how to do the proposed changes}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \oneline{questions?}
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meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \secframe{MTAs in detail}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{\ft{MTAs}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - relay-only MTAs (forwarders): nullmailer, ssmtp
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - groupware: Lotus Notes, Exchange, opengroupware.org
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - ``real'' MTAs: sendmail, exim, qmail, postfix, masqmail
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{\ft{market shares}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: FIXME
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{\ft{why not sendmail}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - too large
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - too complex
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - structurally insecure
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - simply obsolete
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{\ft{why not exim}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - too large
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - designed for always online hosts
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{\ft{why not qmail}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - outdated
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - designed for always online hosts with fast connections
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{\ft{why not postfix}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - too large
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - not designed for masqmail's scenario
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{\ft{in summary}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - other MTAs are bad substitutes for masqmail
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: - though they seem to be generally able to be substitutes
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \oneline{comments and annotations?}
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meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \secframe{Requirements}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{\ft{the result}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: ``one fits all'' is not possible
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: hence: different strategies for different goals
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: short-term goal: keep masqmail usable\\
meillo@0: \quad\quad$\rightarrow$ improve existing code
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: long-term goal: make masqmail future-proof\\
meillo@0: \quad\quad$\rightarrow$ recreate it from scratch
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: disadvantage: more work
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
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meillo@0: 	\centerline{\textbf{Thanks for your attention}}
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meillo@0: \frame{ \ft{software used}
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meillo@0: Debian GNU/Linux
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meillo@0: \LaTeX\ with the beamer classes
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meillo@0: Vim, latexmk, and Mercurial
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meillo@0: \vfill
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meillo@0: {\scriptsize The slides are available on \url{http://marmaro.de/docs} \hfill 2009-03-09 }
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meillo@0: \end{document}
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meillo@0: \url{http://ulm.ccc.de/ChaosSeminar/2009/03_masqmail}