BlitzMail was written in late '88 because at the time no email package around would support 10,000 users. The name "Blitz" comes from the crunch the authors were under to put out the first version before Christmas of that year. For years, the blitz servers were NextStep boxes, but they were swapped for DEC/Compaq Alphas a few years ago. They may have changed again since then.
Random Tidbit: the average Dartmouth student sends over 200 blitzes per day.
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PBS, actually. Both part of the same liberal, commie C-O-N-spiracy, though
BlitzMail was written in late '88 because at the time no email package around would support 10,000 users. The name "Blitz" comes from the crunch the authors were under to put out the first version before Christmas of that year. For years, the blitz servers were NextStep boxes, but they were swapped for DEC/Compaq Alphas a few years ago. They may have changed again since then. Random Tidbit: the average Dartmouth student sends over 200 blitzes per day.