CPSC 547 - Project 2

E-Mail Management Programs


Purpose

E-mail programs have are used to communicate in the office environment. Originally created to facilitate work between individuals who could not physically meet. It has been expanded to allow multiple recipients for messages, and complex structures to store and file messages. These additions have made e-mail into the "Swiss army knife" of office communications. The addition of Mime encoding, and other attachment systems allows all kinds of data to be sent through the office. Connectivity via the Internet has enabled the e-mail network to be expanded beyond the office into a world-wide communications tool.


Atis Mail for Windows

Atis Mail is a shareware mail program for Windows, created by Atis Technologies. It is primarily intended to be used on Novell networks, with support for remote mailboxes using IMAP2, IMAP4 or POP3 servers. Its major features include:

Netscape Mail

Netscape Mail is a part of the Netscape Navigator Web Browser. It is intended for use while browsing, and it is enhanced with features such as attachment of URLs to messages. Other features are:

Elm

Elm is a UNIX based mail shell designed to work with Berkeley mailers. It is very common on UNIX systems, and is much easier to use than the original Mail program. It is also highly customizable, and can be set up to meet the users requirements. Some its features include:


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