Maildriver: A Distributed Campus-Wide Mail System.
Abstract
This paper discusses the design of Maildriver, a distributed system for future campus-wide computer mail service. Part I discusses functions of Maildriver from a user's point of view. Part II is concerned with implementation details of various Maildriver functions. Part III deals with robustness and system crash recovery. In addition, there is an Appendix which contains a pseudo-code listing, based on the C language, of some of the critical Maildriver processes (specifically, the master processes). Keywords: Electronic mail, UNIX.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA168668
Entities
People
- Rich Yampell
Organizations
- Brown University