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author markus schnalke <meillo@marmaro.de>
date Tue, 15 May 2012 19:19:49 +0200
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45 had been positive on the 45 had been positive on the
46 suggestion, the administrative work had been to much, eventually. 46 suggestion, the administrative work had been to much, eventually.
47 But my proposal had activated the nmh community. 47 But my proposal had activated the nmh community.
48 In the following weeks, goals for nmh's future were discussed. 48 In the following weeks, goals for nmh's future were discussed.
49 In these discussions, I became involved in the 49 In these discussions, I became involved in the
50 question whether nmh should be an MTA. (Thread subject: 50 question whether nmh should be an MTA.
51 ``should nmh be an MTA or an MUA?''.) 51 .[
52 nmh-workers thread mta mua
53 .]
52 In this central point, my opinion differed from the opinion of most others. 54 In this central point, my opinion differed from the opinion of most others.
53 I argued for the MTA facility of nmh to be removed. 55 I argued for the MTA facility of nmh to be removed.
54 Besides the discussions, hardly any real work was done. 56 Besides the discussions, hardly any real work was done.
55 Being unable to work on nmh in a way that would be 57 Being unable to work on nmh in a way that would be
56 accepted as part of my official studies, I needed to choose another project. 58 accepted as part of my official studies, I needed to choose another project.
145 systems should be familiar to the reader, at least on a basic level. 147 systems should be familiar to the reader, at least on a basic level.
146 It's advisable to have at least cross-read the RFCs 821 and 822. 148 It's advisable to have at least cross-read the RFCs 821 and 822.
147 Further more, basic understanding of MIME is good to have. 149 Further more, basic understanding of MIME is good to have.
148 The Wikipedia provides good introduction-level information to email. 150 The Wikipedia provides good introduction-level information to email.
149 Frequent references to the Unix philosophy will be made. 151 Frequent references to the Unix philosophy will be made.
150 Gancarz had tried to sum the philosophy up in his book ``The UNIX Philosophy''. 152 Gancarz had tried to sum the philosophy up in his book
151 Even better but less concrete are ``The UNIX Programming Environment'' and 153 ``The UNIX Philosophy''.
152 ``The Practice of Programming'' by Kernighan and Pike. 154 .[
153 The term paper ``Why the Unix Philosophy still matters'' by myself 155 gancarz unix phil
156 .]
157 Even better but less concrete are ``The UNIX Programming Environment''
158 .[
159 kernighan pike unix prog env
160 .]
161 and ``The Practice of Programming''
162 .[
163 kernighan pike practice of prog
164 .]
165 by Kernighan and Pike.
166 The term paper ``Why the Unix Philosophy still matters''
167 .[
168 why unix phil still matters schnalke
169 .]
170 by myself
154 provides an overview on the topic, including a case study of MH. 171 provides an overview on the topic, including a case study of MH.
155 Although a brief introduction to MH is provided in Chapter 1, the reader 172 Although a brief introduction to MH is provided in Chapter 1, the reader
156 is encouraged to have a look at the \fIMH Book\fP by Jerry Peek. 173 is encouraged to have a look at the \fIMH Book\fP by Jerry Peek.
174 .[
175 peek mh
176 .]
157 It is the definitive guide to MH and nmh. 177 It is the definitive guide to MH and nmh.
158 The current version is available freely on the Internet. 178 The current version is available freely on the Internet.
159 .P 179 .P
160 This document is neither a user's tutorial to mmh nor an introduction 180 This document is neither a user's tutorial to mmh nor an introduction
161 to any of the topics covered. It discusses Unix, email 181 to any of the topics covered. It discusses Unix, email