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meillo@0: % @brief  diploma presentation about masqmail
meillo@0: % @author	markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>
meillo@0: % @since	 2009-02-11
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meillo@1: \title{masqmail}
meillo@1: \author{markus schnalke}
meillo@1: \date{2009-02-12}
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meillo@0: \begin{document}
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meillo@0: \frame{
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meillo@1: \vspace{8em}
meillo@1: \begin{center}
meillo@0: 
meillo@1: {\huge\bf masqmail}
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meillo@1: a mail transfer agent for workstations and small networks
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meillo@1: \vspace{6em}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: { \tiny
meillo@1: markus schnalke \textless{}meillo@marmaro.de\textgreater{}
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meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{overview}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 1) about masqmail
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meillo@1: 2) short explanation of the thesis
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meillo@0: 3) experiences
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meillo@0: \secframe{about masqmail}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{what is masqmail}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: a small mail transfer agent (MTA)
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: for non-permanent online connections
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: over multiple providers
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: written by Oliver Kurth between 1999-2003
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
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meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{value of masqmail}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: covers a niche
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meillo@0: has unique features
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: has users!
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meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{problems of masqmail}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: no further development since 2003
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: unmaintained
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: emailing has changed
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
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meillo@1: \secframe{short explanation of the thesis}
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meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{ch01: introduction}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: prerequisites
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: the masqmail project
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: value and problems of masqmail
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \textbf{$\Rightarrow$ reasons for this thesis}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{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@0: \textbf{$\Rightarrow$ show that email will survive}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{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@0: \textbf{$\Rightarrow$ provide knowledge for next chapters}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
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meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{ch04: masqmail's present and future}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: the goal (revive masqmail)
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: requirements
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: fulfilled requirements
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: work to do
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: ways for further development
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: result
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \textbf{$\Rightarrow$ the core of the thesis: how to revive masqmail}
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meillo@0: }
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meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{digression: 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$\rightarrow$ improve existing code
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: long-term goal: make masqmail future-proof\\
meillo@0: \quad$\rightarrow$ recreate it from scratch
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: disadvantage: more work
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: }
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{ch05: improvement plans}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: improvements of current code
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: a new design
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \textbf{$\Rightarrow$ recommendations how to do the proposed changes}
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meillo@0: \frame{
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meillo@0: 	\centerline{ \Large want more information? }
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meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{come to my talk}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: CCC Ulm: ChaosSeminar
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: 2009-03-09 20:00
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: room H20, Uni Ulm
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: \url{http://ulm.ccc.de/ChaosSeminar/2009/03_masqmail}
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meillo@0: }
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meillo@0: \secframe{experiences}
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meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{recommendations (to improve)}
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: use your time (lazy beginning)
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: focus early on structure
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: early and good literature search
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: keep a time buffer
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meillo@0: }
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meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{recommendations (what I did well)}
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meillo@0: good backup (nightly!)
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: latex (know it already)
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: structure, structure, structure
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: never hesitate to throw stuff away
meillo@0: 
meillo@0: rework, rework, rework
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meillo@0: 	\centerline{\textbf{Thanks for your attention}}
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meillo@0: \frame{ \frametitle{software used}
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meillo@0: Debian GNU/Linux
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meillo@0: Vim, latexmk, and Mercurial
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meillo@0: {\scriptsize The slides are available on \url{http://marmaro.de/docs} \hfill 2009-02-12 }
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meillo@1: \secframe{BACKUP}
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meillo@1: \secframe{structure of the thesis through time}
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meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{structure of 2008-09-16}
meillo@1: 
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
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meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{structure of 2008-10-18}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: mail transfer agents
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \textbf{the masqmail project}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \textbf{requirements}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: implementation
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: summary
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meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
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meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{structure of 2008-11-16}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \textbf{introduction}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: mail transfer agents
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: market analysis
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \textbf{masqmail's future}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: implementation
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \textbf{release}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: summary
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meillo@1: }
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meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{structure of 2008-12-31}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: introduction
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \textbf{market analysis}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: mail transfer agents
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: masqmail's present and future
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: improvements
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \textbf{new design}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: summary
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meillo@1: }
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meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{final structure of 2009-01-11}
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: \textbf{improvement plans}
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: summary
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meillo@1: \secframe{figures}
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meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{ Mail agents and the way a mail message takes}
meillo@1: \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{fig/mail-agents.eps}
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{ Typical usage scenarios for masqmail}
meillo@1: \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{fig/masqmail-typical-usage.eps}
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meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{ Incoming and outgoing channels of masqmail}
meillo@1: \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{fig/masqmail-channels.eps}
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{ Classification of electronic communication technologies}
meillo@1: \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{fig/comm-classification.eps}
meillo@1: }
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meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{ Life cycle of electronic communication technologies}
meillo@1: \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{fig/comm-lifecycle.eps}
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
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meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{ SWOT analysis for email}
meillo@1: \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{fig/email-swot.eps}
meillo@1: }
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meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{ Required incoming and outgoing channels}
meillo@1: \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{fig/mta-channels.eps}
meillo@1: }
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meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{ Using stunnel for incoming connections}
meillo@1: \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{fig/stunnel.eps}
meillo@1: }
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: 
meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{ Internal structure of masqmail, showed by a call graph}
meillo@1: \begin{center}
meillo@1: \includegraphics[scale=0.5]{fig/callgraph.eps}
meillo@1: \end{center}
meillo@1: }
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meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{ A setup with a proxy}
meillo@1: \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{fig/proxy-setup.eps}
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meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{ The new designed architecture for masqmail}
meillo@1: \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{fig/masqmail-arch-new.eps}
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meillo@1: \frame{ \frametitle{ State diagram of the IPC protocol}
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