Java GUI interface to a Unix back end Mailing list program.

Wilson, Brian L

Major Professor: Dr. Shawn D. Ostermann.

Mailing lists have traditionally been something that a user had to either create himself, or get permission from a super user to make. Users either had to use a mail-in interface, or a complex Unix command line interface. Many of these programs were effective at making mailing lists, but most were lacking in certain areas, and their use was to complex for the simple Internet user.

For my research, I combined the concepts I liked from two of these programs, and left out the things I didn't like from each. To access this new Unix C program, I created a GUI front end. I think the general user is more likely to use a application if it is free and easy to use. I wrote the front end in JAVA, because I liked its properties. In Java, it is easiest to create a GUI interface that can run on many operating systems, with out having to modify the code. I ended up with a program that was both functional and secure, yet easy to use.