demco@ubc-ean.CDN (John Demco) (05/25/84)
A report titled "A Strategy for a National Electronic Messaging System for Research in Canada" has been prepared by Paul Gilmore and Gerald Neufeld. It provides an overview of electronic messaging systems, a survey of existing messaging systems in Canada, and a strategy for creating a national messaging system available to all members of the research community of Canada. The report focuses on CDNNET, a fledgling messaging network of machines at Canadian universities and colleges. CDNNET presently comprises test sites at Camosun and Cariboo Colleges in British Columbia and at these universities: British Columbia, Simon Fraser, Manitoba, Waterloo, Carleton, and Montreal. Sites at Alberta, Calgary, and Western Ontario should soon be operational. Gateways are operational on CDNNET for CSNET and UUCP mail, and CDNNET is being used to distribute the Usenet news. The messaging software used by CDNNET is called EAN. EAN's design is based on the ISO open systems architecture and the draft CCITT X.400 message handling protocols. The EAN software currently runs on VAX computers using the VMS or Unix 4.2bsd operating systems, on Sun workstations using Sun's version 1.0 of Unix, and on Amdahl's UTS operating system. EAN uses Datapac X.25, Datapac X.29, TCP/IP, Decnet, and telephone connections; support for other networks can be added as the need arises. Version 1 of EAN is planned to be available in November, 1984. The latest version of the strategy report is dated April 19, 1984. If you would like a copy, please send me your postal address. Feel free to pass this note along to others who may be interested. John Demco Department of Computer Science University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1W5 CDNNET: demco@ubc-ean UUCP: ubc-vision!demco CSNET: demco@ubc