Email and Chat
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Many
faces
Delivering Data
of Messaging
text
binary
graphic
digitized video
audio
Between human users / computer systems
Messaging types
Email
Direct email
Web based Email
Chat
IRC
Instant messaging
Web based chat
Short Message Service (SMS)
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MTS
UA
MTA
MTA MTA
UA UA
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MHS Layout
Video, data, audio, etc.
P2 (MIME,MAPI)
UA UA
P3(IMAP,POP3, P3
SMTP)
P1 P1 P1
MTA MTA MTA MTA
(SMTP)
MTS
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MHS Components
User Agent (UA)
Program, with which human users read, create and
manage e-mail
Reads and writes messages using a P3 protocol
Encodes and decodes messages using a P2 protocol
Mail Transport Agent (MTA)
Transfers messages between computers
Store and forward (non-real-time)
Uses a P1 protocol
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Practical implementation of MHS protocols
P1 – movement of messages
SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
P2 – coding and decoding messages
MIME – Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
MAPI - Messaging Application Programming Interface
P3 – reading and sending messages
SMTP to send
POP (Post Office Protocol) to read
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) to read
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Email in a picture
SMTP
POP or
IMAP
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Web mail
Mail where the UA is in a browser
Where is the sending MTA?
All the rest is the same
UA- local MTA communication
Not using SMTP, POP, IMAP
Internal to the Web provider
In the filesystem?
Proprietary protocols?
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Format of messages
RFC 822: STANDARD FOR THE FORMAT OF
ARPA INTERNET TEXT MESSAGES
Published in 1982
Defines a format for text messages that are sent
using email
Contains headers like From, To, Subject, Date
Lines no longer than 1000 char
Message body - plain US-ASCII text (7 bits!)
Message header lines - plain US-ASCII text
Limit on message length
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Email
header
The mail data consists of a header and a message body,
separated by a blank line.
the header includes colon terminated fields such as:
To:
From:
Subject:
Date:
Received:
added to by intermediary MTAs. It is a form of “postmark”
Cc:
My own header:
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SMTP commands
$ telnet [Link] 25
HELO <anything you like>
MAIL From:<something that looks like an email address - eg
BillClient@[Link]>
RCPT To:<<your normal email address>>
Data
Subject: Test email
Hello there ……
.
250 Ok: queued as F28B08603
Quit
221 Bye
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POP and IMAP
Both are standards for receiving email from a
remote machine
Read email from mail file created by MTA
POP (Post Office Protocol)
You can get, list, and delete mail.
Email downloaded gets stored on the local machine
IMAP – (Internet Message Access Protocol)
Quickly download header information and then read
only the messages you want to read.
Email can be stored online in different folders
Offline mode available
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POP-3 Commands
USER - specify username
PASS - specify password
STAT - get mailbox status
• LIST - get a list of messages and sizes
RETR - retrieve a message
DELE - mark a message for deletion from the mailbox
NOOP - send back positive reply
RSET - reset. All deletion marks are unmarked
QUIT - remove marked messages and close the (TCP)
connection
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S/MIME
(Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
Very similar to PGP
Likely to emerge as industry standard for commercial
use (PGP for personal)
Message signature
Message encryption
Based on RSA
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What does S/MIME give us?
Secrecy – Only intended recipient can read the
message. (A thick envelope and trustworthy couriers.)
Authentication – Recipient knows the message came
from the apparent sender. (An ink signature that you
recognize.)
Integrity – Recipient knows the message was not
changed en route. (Un-erasable ink in a letter.)
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sendmail – Unix MTA
Backbone of Internet email
Open Source full function MTA
On Adios disk
Standard Linux service
service sendmail start
sendmail server – listens for connections
sendmail client – passes messages on
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sendmail and DNS
MTA uses DNS to check validity of sender, receiver etc
Lab requires your own DNS server
Download and extract DNS files
Use named –g –u named to start server
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sendmail security
Open relay
Allows any client to send email anywhere
Great for spammers!
By default disabled
Remote access
Listening to a real IP/port
By default only localhost
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New Account - Outlook Express
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New Account - Outlook Express
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New Account - Outlook Express
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New Account - Outlook Express
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New Account - Outlook Express
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Microsoft Outlook Express
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Send and receive e-mail
• To send an e-mail message:
– Press the New Mail button on the Outlook Express toolbar
– Type in the e-mail addresses of the recipient
– Type your subject matter
– Type your message and then click the Send button
• To retrieve mail that has been sent to you:
– Click the Send/Recv button on the toolbar
– Outlook Express will contact your e-mail server and download your
e-mail messages
• To reply to a message:
– Click the Reply button
– The recipient address and the subject matter are automatically filled
in
– When you have completed typing your reply, click the Send button
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The Outlook Express
New Message dialog box
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Reply to an e-mail message
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Adding contacts to the
Address Book
• You can use the Address Book to keep track of
all the people and organizations with which
you correspond electronically.
• You not only can store the e-mail addresses for
your contacts, but also all other related
information.
• Click the Addresses button on the toolbar to
open the Address Book, and then select New
Contact from the New button on the toolbar.
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Adding contacts to the
Address Book
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Advantages of Outlook Express
and other email programs
There are several advantages of Outlook Express and other
email management software such as Windows Mail
Vista, Windows Live Mail, Outlook, Thunderbird, Zimbra
etc.
Availability of email even without an internet
connection: If you've been using web based email
accounts such as Hotmail, Gmail or Yahoo! Mail, you know
that an active internet connection is required to login to
your online account and access messages. With Outlook
Express, the program will automatically connect to your
account,download email and store them on your computer.
Since now the messages are on your local machine they are
available to you even without an internet connection.
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Advantages of Outlook Express
and other email programs
Save time by downloading email from various accounts: This point applies
to those who have multiple email accounts. You don't need to waste time in
checking each email account separately. Multiple accounts can be set up in
Outlook Express which means email from all these accounts will be
downloaded together at one place - your computer. You can also use filters
and Outlook Express message rules to segregate email messages as they arrive
at your system. For example, all incoming Gmail messages can be diverted to
one folder while those from Hotmail to another. You can similarly isolate emails
based on sender, file size, whether they have attachments etc.
A copy of your emails in on your computer: Probably the most important
advantage of using Outlook Express and other email management software is
the ability to store a copy of all your email on your computer. So even if you
accidently delete an important message from your server or if (God forbid) your
account is hacked or is inaccessible, you know you can retrieve the messages
from your system. Also, to play it really safe, you can take regular backups of
Outlook Express.
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What Is Chat?
Real time communication over the Internet.
Synchronous
Email is asynchronous
Types of chat
Private Chat
Public Chats
Approaches of chat
Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Instant Messaging Software
Web-Based Chat
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Internet Relay Chat
Based on UNIX Talk
IRC uses a client-server network model: IRC servers
are connected through the internet to form an IRC
network.
Individual chat participants use IRC client software
and connect to the servers in the network.
IRC uses a simple text-based protocol
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Instant Messaging Software
Instant messaging software lets two users chat in real
time over the Internet.
Usually between people who know each other
Tools that let you identify your friends and alert you
when your friends are online.
Various protocols
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Instant Messaging Software
Instant messaging software programs:
Proprietary protocols
ICQ
AOL Instant Messenger
Windows Messenger
Yahoo! Messenger
Multi protocol
Pidgin (formerly GAIM)
Trillian
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Web-based Chat
Web-based chat is even more convenient than
Windows-based chat programs. Users do not need
to install any program. They reach a chat site, log
in and begin to chat.
There are two forms of web-based chat rooms:
html version and Java Applet version. The html
chat rooms are programmed in html (hypertext
mark-up language) and the Java Applet char rooms
are programmed in Java language.
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Web-Based Chat Sites
Most Web-based chat sites prohibit spam
messages, the use of automated programs, profane
and vulgar language, and threats to individuals.
Most sites require you to register before using
their chat rooms.
Although Web sites that provide chat rooms have
rules of appropriate conduct, you might encounter
conversations taking place that are offensive to
you.
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Voice Chat
Voice Chat is the chat using voice.
Once you connect to a voice char server, your can
talk to other people in the same chat room or listen
to their talking.
The sound quality depends on several factors
such as: speed of the Internet connection, Internet
traffic and number of participants in the same chat
room.
Voice chat rooms may have a limit of numbers of
participants.
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