Design Of An E-Mail System For Personal Computers

Abstract

The design of an Electronic-Mail system that can operate in a personal computer (PC) environment is presented. The underlying philosophy is based on a centralized mailbox approach, wherein a dedicated SERVER stores the mail submitted by an originating USER, and then delivers it to the recipient USER upon request. The software components for each of the USER and the SERVER are described in some detail, and the communication protocol governing the interaction between them is also presented.