CryptoMail.org CryptoMail Developers FAQs Peter Leung (pleung@cryptomail.org) Version 0.10 September 25, 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents 1. CryptoMail Developers Meta-FAQs 1.1 What is the CryptoMail Developers FAQs? 1.2 Where can I get the CryptoMail Developers FAQs? 1.3 Who maintains the CryptoMail Developers FAQs? 1.4 How do you submit your comments? 2. About CryptoMail Developers 2.1 Who are the CryptoMail Developers? 2.2 What do the CryptoMail Developers do? 2.3 Why do people want to be a CryptoMail Developer? 2.4 Who maintains the CryptoMail Development? 3. Becoming CryptoMail Developers 3.1 Why should I become a CryptoMail Developer? 3.2 Where should I get started to develop the CryptoMail Email System? 3.3 Do I need any developer background as a CryptoMail Developer? 3.4 What do I need to do as a CryptoMail Developer? 3.5 How do I become a CryptoMail Developer? 4. Getting Help 4.1 Where can I get help in the CryptoMail Developer team? 4.2 Who can I ask for more help? 5. Legalese ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. CryptoMail Developers Meta-FAQs 1.1 What is the CryptoMail Developers FAQs? The CryptoMail Developers FAQs is a comprehensive document to answer most of the question for developers. You will find answers about our developers. If you are interested to become one of our developers, you will get answers about the tasks and benefits for our developers. For new users, you can find an introduction on our organization, services and email system at the CryptoMail Users FAQs. For system administrators, you will find answers about maintaining our email system in the CryptoMail System Administrator FAQs. If you have more questions about the client and server of our email system, the CryptoMail Client/Server FAQs will provide you with the best answers. 1.2 Where can I get the CryptoMail Developers FAQs? You always can get the latest version of the CryptoMail Developers FAQs from the website of CryptoMail.org (http://www.cryptomail.org/faqs/developers.html). Furthermore, this document should also be included with the binary and source code distributions of CryptoMail Email System. 1.3 Who maintains the CryptoMail Developers FAQs? The CryptoMail Developers FAQs is maintained by one or more members in the CryptoMail.org. If you are interested in helping our documentation projects, please contact Peter Leung (pleung@cryptomail.org). 1.4 How do you submit your comments? From time to time, the CryptoMail Developers FAQs will be updated to reflect the most up-to-date information. If you have any questions or comments about the CryptoMail Developers FAQs, you should check the latest version of this document first before submitting your comments. When you have a comment to submit, you should send it to the author of this document, Peter Leung (pleung@cryptomail.org). ---------------------------------------------------------- 2. About CryptoMail Developers 2.1 Who are the CryptoMail Developers? People who contribute their time to develop and improve the CryptoMail Email System are the CryptoMail Developers. They have different levels of programming skills. All of our developers are willing to help each other to become better programmers. 2.2 What do the CryptoMail Developers do? The CryptoMail Developers mainly help the organization to develop and improve the CryptoMail Email System. Moreover, they are free to choose any activities that involve writing documentation, answering questions, and joining forums. 2.3 Why do people want to be a CryptoMail Developer? People want to be a CryptoMail Developer for many reasons, but they generally belive in our mission and want to be a better developer. Because of our success in providing service to many people, many developers want to get involved in the CryptoMail.org to contribute their talent to the general public. 2.4 Who maintains the CryptoMail Development? The CryptoMail Development is maintained by developers who has contributed their time in the development and improvement of the CryptoMail Email System. The author of the CryptoMail Email System, Joshua Teitelbaum (joshuat@cryptomail.org) remains the key developer who maintains and reviews the development of the CryptoMail Email System. ---------------------------------------------------------- 3. Becoming CryptoMail Developers 3.1 Why should I become a CryptoMail Developer? Becoming one of a CryptoMail Developer, you will be rewarded by maximizing your potential and accomplishing something important. You will be satisfied by your achievement, recognition, challenging tasks, advancement and growth in the CryptoMail.org. By joining other CryptoMail Developers, you can reach the highest level of self-actualization. 3.2 Where should I get started to develop the CryptoMail Email System? You should get started to develop the CryptoMail Email System by setting and running the email system. From Getting Started at the CryptoMail.org, you can find help and information for setting and running the email system. Also in Source Code documentation, description of the source code should expose you to most of the technical information needed for development. When you ready to become one of the CryptoMail Developer, you should contact Joshua Teitelbaum (joshuat@cryptomail.org). 3.3 Do I need any developer background as a CryptoMail Developer? Although CryptoMail.org does not and will not intend to have written guidelines about the CryptoMail Developer's qualifications, you must have the interest to write code. Some of the CryptoMail Developers will perform test on your programming skills and ask question about your intention, before they will accept you as the CryptoMail Developer. 3.4 What do I need to do as a CryptoMail Developer? The CryptoMail.org allows our developers to do very much of anything that they are interested in. Generally, they help each other to develop and improve the CryptoMail Email System. Some of the developers may involve activities in making documentation, answering questions and joining forums. 3.5 How do I become a CryptoMail Developer? When you ready to become one of the CryptoMail Developer, you should contact Joshua Teitelbaum (joshuat@cryptomail.org). Although CryptoMail.org does not have written guidelines about the CryptoMail Developer's qualification, your acceptance is up to other CryptoMail Developers. ---------------------------------------------------------- 4. Getting Help 4.1 Where can I get help in the CryptoMail Developer team? You can get help about developing the CryptoMail Email System in the Developers Forum. In the Forum, you can reach many of our members in the developer team, and you are welcome to contact them and ask questions about developing. If you have specific questions for development, you may find them in HOWTOs. 4.2 Who can I ask for more help? CryptoMail.org only provides additional help for members and developers in the organization. From the Developers Forum, you may find people to answer your question about developing the CryptoMail Email System. If you need to develop the CryptoMail Email System for special purposes, you can find people in the Developers Forum where they be may willing to provide help for you. ---------------------------------------------------------- 5. Legalese All trademarks and logos are used for identification purposes only and are owned by their respective companies. CryptoMail.org does not guarantee any satisfaction and does not provide any warranties about this document (CryptoMail Developers FAQs). This document is posted as public domain information. If you decide to quote any information from this document, you must attribute and state the source of this document. Copyright (C) 2000 CryptoMail, Inc. 900 Bush St Suite 715, San Francisco, CA94109-6390. All rights reserved. Peter Leung (pleung@cryptomail.org) wrote the first version of this document in 2000. Mail me if you have any questions about this document. CryptoMail Developers FAQs, Version 0.10, 9/25/2000