Perl E-mail Management Software for Sendmail: PerlMx, the Power Tool for Sys Admins Debuts at Linux Showcase.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2000 ActiveState, the leading provider of Internet programming software and services, announces the release of PerlMx, a tool that enables system administrators to create customized, powerful mail scripts easily. A mail filter engine that operates as a plug-in to Sendmail products, PerlMx provides for rapid prototyping Building a part one layer at a time using a method of additive fabrication such as 3D printing. Such parts are used for concept modeling to determine if the product design meets the customer's expectations. , debugging, and deployment of custom e-mail filtering Email filtering is the processing of e-mail to organize it according to specified criteria. Most often this refers to the automatic processing of incoming messages, but the term also applies to the intervention of human intelligence in addition to artificial intelligence, and to solutions. PerlMx is implemented at the server level, is extensible, scalable, and currently runs on Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. . PerlMx combines the speed and robustness of Perl, the most popular Internet programming language, with sendmail, the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, Internet Mail See Internet e-mail service. server responsible for moving the majority of all Internet Mail. PerlMx readily integrates with the Content Filter API available in Sendmail Switch 2.1. This latest product offering from Sendmail provides administrators an unprecedented level of control over their Internet backbone (communications, networking) Internet backbone - High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. These communications networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, IBM, MCI, Netcom, Sprint, UUNET and consist of high-speed links in the T1, T3, OC1 and OC3 ranges. with features such as administrator alerts, attachment filtering, and subject line filtering. PerlMx's persistent run time allows real time processing of every SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. transaction received by Sendmail. Unlike other e-mail management products, the PerlMx approach enables system administrators to write customized scripts to immediately reject messages based on size, content, sender or recipient. "We're delighted to bring the power, quickness and reliability of Perl to the millions of sendmail users," said Dick Hardt Dick Hardt (May 28, 1963) is the founder and CEO of Sxip Identity. He is an advocate of Identity 2.0. Hardt has spoken at tech events such as Web 2.0, Supernova, Digital ID World, ETech, OSCON, PICNIC, W3C, ISOC, Anti-Phishing Working Group, at New York University (NYU), , founder & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , ActiveState. "Given the business necessity of e-mail communication, PerlMx will prove invaluable for administrators who are now able to write a filter in five minutes to block viruses and spam at the server level before they hit a user's inbox." Business communication over the Internet is predicted to increase exponentially in the near future. Indicative of this Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jupiter Communications. "Perl is a natural choice for manipulating e-mail given its recognized strength in text processing," said Greg Olson, co-founder and EVP EVP Executive Vice President EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition Business Development, Sendmail, Inc. "ActiveState's PerlMx is a revolutionary new approach to e-mail management that provides rapid design, development, and deployment of reliable e-mail filters to serve the unique content management needs of enterprises." PerlMx provides: -- Mail Archiving: selectively log e-mail traffic based on arbitrary criteria -- Volume Accounting: keep track of e-mail volumes to generate statistics -- Custom Routing: redirect mail to third parties based on sender, recipient or other external parameters -- Spam Control: implement your own heuristics for weeding out "spam" e-mail -- Keyword Scanning: add custom actions based on keywords in e-mail -- Content Rewriting: add new headers or change existing content of to incoming messages "PerlMx brings professional server-side e-mail content management to the real world. Whether you're an ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. that wants to keep track of e-mail bandwidth consumed by users, or a large corporation that must implement evolving e-mail content policies, PerlMx will help you create the custom solution that not only fits your needs, but grows with them," said Gurusamy Sarathy, PerlMx Project Lead, ActiveState. "PerlMx is a great way of incorporating the text and database processing power of Perl into Sendmail," said Jim Baker, Chief Technology Officer, Empact Solutions. "Often the incoming mail processing requirements for businesses who do high volume e-mail processing can be overwhelming, PerlMx offers a way to address those problems quickly while easily customizing the solution." PerlMx is free for educational and personal use. It is $495 US per processor for commercial use. OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and versions are also available. About ActiveState ActiveState is at the forefront of open source infrastructure software, providing Internet programming products and services for all popular operating systems including Linux, Solaris, and Windows. ActiveState's key technology platforms are Perl, the Internet's most popular programming language and Python, a user-friendly scripting language. ActiveState solutions provide enterprise-wide deployment of Perl and Python, improved programmer productivity, and seamless integration with other technologies. ActiveState believes in the evolution of core Perl and Python technologies and is committed to broadening the appeal of Perl and Python by making available easy to install packages for popular operating systems. For more information visit www.ActiveState.com. About Sendmail, Inc. Sendmail, Inc. provides mission-critical Internet messaging solutions to corporations and service providers. As the primary source of commercial software based on sendmail, the de facto standard Internet Mail server, Sendmail, Inc. leads the development of Internet Mail standards and ensures their early implementation in its commercial and Open Source products. The company is headquartered in Emeryville, Calif., with offices in the UK, Germany and France, and distributors in Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information on Sendmail, Inc., visit its Web site at www.Sendmail.com. Note to Editors: ActiveState and PerlMx are trademarks of ActiveState Tool Corp. All other company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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