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Topic: computational mail
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computer science >
attachments to electronic mail
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examples of coordination systems
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implementing distributed systems and applications
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mobile code
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multi-media and electronic mail
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remote procedure call
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responses to electronic mail
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security issues with electronic mail
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semistructured messages for automated processing
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sending an object across a network
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updating information with rumor mongering and random updates
Summary
Email can deliver any digital content, including programs and executable code.Programs may send email messages to deliver data and trigger actions.
Email is easily spoofed and cannot be trusted. (cbb 3/07)
Subtopic: sending programs by e-mail
Quote: should be able to mail anything that can be digitized, e.g., Andrew allows interactive tables etc. [»boreN2_1988] Quote: an attachment to electronic mail is an arbitrary file that can be retrieved, displayed, piped, or saved [»comeDE11_1986]
Subtopic: rumor mongering
Quote: for computational email, send a program in a well-defined language; executed by the recipient [»boreNS11_1992]
Subtopic: voting
Quote: rumor mongering -- mail updates until they're old news at multiple sites [»demeA8_1987]
Subtopic: security
Quote: Andrew users can send mail that asks for votes; automatically returned [»boreN2_1988]
Subtopic: worms
Quote: computational email needs to be secure; at least compared to generally accepted risks [»boreNS11_1992] Quote: risks for computational email--destruction of resources, theft of resources, and deprivation of resources [»boreNS11_1992] Quote: secure, computational email by restricted access to a single subdirectory; e.g., limit size and number of created files Quote: secure, computational email by disallowing nonprintable characters
Quote: a worm program maintains a communicating set of segments on several machines; foundation for a distributed user program [»shocJF3_1982] Quote: while developing a distributed worm control algorithm is difficult, the final result worked well
[»shocJF3_1982]
Topic: attachments to electronic mail (4 items)
Topic: examples of coordination systems (23 items)
Topic: implementing distributed systems and applications (41 items)
Topic: mobile code (14 items)
Topic: multi-media and electronic mail (5 items)
Topic: remote procedure call (44 items)
Topic: responses to electronic mail (11 items)
Topic: security issues with electronic mail (18 items)
Topic: semistructured messages for automated processing (22 items)
Topic: sending an object across a network (11 items)
Topic: updating information with rumor mongering and random updates
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