May be of interest if in Auckland on 14/10... City campus = University of Auckland Symonds St/Princes St 303-561 = seminar room on top floor of Computer Science -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Computer Science Staff] Advance notice of October's Departmental Seminar - NOTE Occurs on a MONDAY not on regular day!!!!! Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:35:53 +1200 From: Mike Barley <mbar098(a)cs.auckland.ac.nz> Reply-To: Mike Barley <mbar098(a)cs.auckland.ac.nz> To: <staff(a)cs.auckland.ac.nz> CC: Mike Barley <mbar098(a)cs.auckland.ac.nz> Advance Departmental Seminar Announcement Title: Email Evolution: 40 years of changing engines in mid-flight Time: Monday, 14 October, 12:00 - 1:00 Venue: City campus, room 303-561 Speaker: Dave Crocker Affiliation: Brandenburg InternetWorking Host: Brian Carpenter Abstract: The first networked email was sent 42 years ago. Surprisingly, messages from the early 70s look similar to the basic text email we send today. In fact, the current Internet Mail service has been in continuous operation longer than the Internet, with such enhancements as addressing, multi-media and security, while growing from a few hundred users to a few billion. Email is the ultimate distributed application and one of the few true peer-to-peer services on the Internet. The talk with explore this history, successful approaches for making major architectural enhancements while preserving an installed base, and current challenges for global email use. Short Bio of Speaker: David H. Crocker is a principal with Brandenburg InternetWorking, developing network-based applications businesses and designing system architectures for them. Over the past 40 years he contributed to early Internet research, led product development efforts and founded several startups, serving as CEO for one. Dave created and operated two national email services, designed two others, and was CEO of a community non-profit ISP. His product, service and standards efforts cover knowledge management, email, instant messaging, facsimile and EDI, as well as Internet security, commerce, domain name service, emergency services, and even some TCP and IP enhancements. He has authored more than 50 Internet technical specification. Dave served as an Area Director for the Internet Engineering Task Force, variously overseeing network management, middleware and the IETF standards process, and has served on the IETF's administrative committee, as well as chairing a working group on reputation. He is also a senior adviser for the industry's Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group and is on the board of the non-profit Trusted Domain Project. Dave is a co-recipient of the 2004 IEEE Internet award for his work on email. - Mike -- Regards Brian Carpenter http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7924-6182