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routing electronic mailing
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name server or name directory
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group names
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naming authority
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authentication
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updating information in Clearinghouse and Grapevine
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names independent of objects
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hardware vs. software
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reliability of distributed systems
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execution profile
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problems with usability testing
Reference
Birrell, A.D., Levin, R., Needham, R.M., Schroeder, M.D., "Grapevine: An exercise in distributed computing", Communications of the ACM, 25, 4, pp. 260-274, April 1982. Google
Other Reference
QuoteRef: schrMD2_1984
261 ;;Quote: Grapevine is for delivering electronic mail across distributed computers
261 ;;Quote: Grapevine separates message delivery from message creation and interpretation
262 ;;Quote: Grapevine's registration data base maps names to individual or group information
264 ;;Quote: if Grapevine is the sole name directory, then its groups can be used for many purposes
264+;;Quote: if Grapevine is the sole authenticator, users have the same name and password everywhere
268 ;;Quote: Grapevine guarantees eventual consistency
273 ;;Quote: Grapevine's update algorithm does not bother users and allows a partitioned internet
273 ;;Quote: naming indirectly through a registration database separates name from address
273 ;;Quote: hardware only brings down a single site; but software can bring down the system
273 ;;Quote: system design requires 'real' implementations to test heavy loads and expansion
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Topic: routing electronic mailing (12 items)
Topic: name server or name directory (40 items)
Topic: group names (16 items)
Topic: naming authority (7 items)
Topic: authentication (87 items)
Topic: updating information in Clearinghouse and Grapevine (11 items)
Topic: names independent of objects (34 items)
Topic: hardware vs. software (15 items)
Topic: reliability of distributed systems (33 items)
Topic: execution profile (42 items)
Topic: problems with usability testing (16 items)