1993-06-04 - Software infrastructure

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From: Eric Hughes <hughes@soda.berkeley.edu>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1993-06-04 05:25:56 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 3 Jun 93 22:25:56 PDT

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From: Eric Hughes <hughes@soda.berkeley.edu>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 93 22:25:56 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Software infrastructure
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>It 
>puzzles me why we are contemplating writing our own comm package when so many 
>good ones are out there that can be made to serve our purposes.  

Reliability.  Scripts do not easily handle error conditions that might
result in lost mail.  They're fine for a few, but they aren't for all.

Integration.  Remembering what to do next is a large hurdle.

Eric

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• 1993-06-04 (Thu, 3 Jun 93 17:17:36 PDT) - Software infrastructure - nobody@shell.portal.com
  • 1993-06-04 (Thu, 3 Jun 93 21:53:22 PDT) - Re: Software infrastructure - J. Michael Diehl <mdiehl@triton.unm.edu>
    • 1993-06-04 (Thu, 3 Jun 93 22:25:56 PDT) - Software infrastructure - Eric Hughes <hughes@soda.berkeley.edu>
      • 1993-06-05 (Fri, 4 Jun 93 17:36:11 PDT) - Re: Software infrastructure - J. Michael Diehl <mdiehl@triton.unm.edu>
    • 1993-06-04 (Fri, 4 Jun 93 10:21:12 PDT) - Re: Software infrastructure - Johan Helsingius <julf@penet.FI>
      • 1993-06-04 (Fri, 4 Jun 93 10:50:04 PDT) - Software infrastructure - Eric Hughes <hughes@soda.berkeley.edu>
        • 1993-06-05 (Sat, 5 Jun 93 00:06:42 PDT) - Re: Software infrastructure - Johan Helsingius <julf@penet.FI>