Mail System Interface Issues with a UNIX-Macintosh Implementation.

Abstract

An electronic mail system is a communication tool employed by users of computer systems. Messages are typed by one user, stored on a computer, and read by any number of users. A mail program is simply an interface between a human and a store of mail messages. Therefore, there are two possibly independent interfaces to consider: one is the interface between the person and the mail program, and the other that between the mail program and the actual stored messages themselves. This project addresses these issues. A prototype front end was implemented on a Macintosh with the guidelines of user friendliness used by many Macintosh programs. An interface to the department's mail server, a VAX-11/750 running UNIX 4.2sd, which was implemented in the summer of 1985, was written to provide an efficient exchange of mail messages between the Macintosh and UNIX host.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168594

Entities

People

  • John Joseph Bowe

Organizations

  • Brown University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environment
  • Host Computers
  • Human-Computer Interfaces
  • Local Area Networks
  • Message Systems
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Resilience
  • Serial Ports
  • Standards
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems