Book Review: "The Internet Message" by Rose

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

Date: Sat, 28 May 1994 11:03:36 MDT
From: Rob Slade <roberts () decus ca>
Subject: Book Review: "The Internet Message" by Rose




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"The Internet Message", Rose, 1993, 0-13-092941-7
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Could there be some connection between a cover design strongly
reminiscent of Douglas Adam's, "Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" and a
banner stating that this is the fourth book in Marshall Rose's
trilogy?


For those wanting to know how to use Internet mail, this is not your
book.  This is a technical work examining the design aspects of
electronic mail systems.  The Internet RFC822 and OSI's (Open System
Interconnection) MHS (Message Handling System), aka X.400, are the two
major examples used in the review.  Those who know Rose's views of OSI
will know which comes off better.


In spite of the strong (and readily admitted) bias, this is a thorough
analysis of a frequently bypassed field.  For those who need to build
or design messaging systems, this is required reading.




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