Projects/SugarMail
How it's work
During classes, kids are connected to each other in meshed network. All names and position of the kids can be located at the Neighbourhood. Instead of chatting to each other, the usage of e-mail might help them understand how e-mail works. Unfortunately, the deployment of web server won't be necessary if none of the use it wisely.
Instead of deploying a web server, e-mail can be send to anyone within the meshed network without sending it to any web server first. Each computer can act as a web server and mail client. When they stay in the class, all the e-mail that they send to their friends will be available at their friends side. But if they go home, all the e-mail that they send will be saved in their laptop and forwarded if the receiver XO laptop getting close to the sender.
This will shows the kids how the e-mail works even though it is not working as properly as usual. The name of the receiver depend on the name of the XO laptop and all the name of other laptop will be saved in order for them to send this e-mail to another XO laptop.
By configuring the XO laptop to use any external e-mail account such as Gmail, the kids can use this e-mail address to send a real e-mail to any e-mail address.
Why so important
- This e-mail client can still be used even though there is no Internet connection available.
- Kids still can send the e-mail eventhough they are away from their home (don't received by receiver)
- Kids can send to the real e-mail address if they want (after configuring the e-mail account from external server)
- To ensure that kids never forget what they want to tell their friends earlier.
- Give a better understanding on actual e-mail implementation instead of using a webmail.
