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In article <1992Sep10.203914.13076@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>, Jim.Matthews@dartmouth.edu (Jim Matthews) writes:
> 
> Sven Grenander writes
> > Does anyone have an e-mail address for the Dartmouth folks who
> > implemented this potentially nice application ? As it was version 
> > 1.5 (no "b" or "d") it looks like it may be ready for experimental 
> > use if one could just set up a log-in name and address file.
> 
> I'll own up to writing the client, and my address is  
> Jim.Matthews@dartmouth.edu (any person at Dartmouth has a similar e-mail  
> address, and that's one thing that makes BlitzMail very nice).
> 
> BlitzMail isn't experimental (it's been in wide use here since 1988) but  
> it requires a lot more than a name and address file as a server.  Our  
> current server setup is 7 NeXTstations with 9Gb of disk space, plus a Sun  
> 4/280 to handle bulletin-board functions.  That handles a community of  
> over 11,000 users, roughly half of whom will sign in on an average day.
> 
> We are interested in exporting the BlitzMail system to other sites, but  
> it's going to be a big job at first.  If you're a Mac-intensive site with  
> an AppleTalk/TCP network, a patient sysadmin, and users eager for friendly  
> e-mail then we'd like to talk to you.
> 
> Jim Matthews
> Dartmouth Software Development
> Home of BlitzMail, Fetch, and lots of other neat stuff.
> 
> 

A rather daunting server set-up, but then you have 3 times as many users
as we have Macs (by the latest un-official [think they double counted somehow
and gave us a total of 8000 whereas 4000 seems more reasonable] count in MacWeek).

It still looks quite interesting and I'll follow up in private e-mail to you.


-Sven

PS  Thanks for Fetch !