Mauro De Gennaro
Mauro has been deeply passionate about email and digital communications since the early days of the internet. His journey with email began in 1993 through UUCP, when he ran a Bulletin Board System (BBS) that provided users with access to Fidonet as well as email services fetched via UUCP. This early experience set the foundation for a career dedicated to improving and innovating email technologies.
In 1997, Mauro developed a webmail client in C that gained widespread popularity, serving as a trusted solution for many large companies. His expertise in the field continued to grow, and in the early 2000s, he expanded his offerings by creating a comprehensive mail server supporting IMAP, POP3, and SMTP protocols, which he seamlessly bundled with his webmail client.
After two decades, Mauro observed that despite the rapid evolution of technology, the email landscape had remained largely stagnant, with complex, outdated software dominating the space. Driven to modernize email infrastructure, he set out to develop a new mail server from scratch using Rust—a powerful, modern programming language designed for speed, security, and reliability.
Events
| Title | Day | Room | Track | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalwart Mail Server |
Saturday | K.4.601 | Modern Email | 12:00 | 12:30 |