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Ereemail is an 1960s-era computer-based e-mail system developed in the United Kingdom. The system was designed for use on the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System, a pioneering interactive computer system developed in the United States.

Ereemail was first demonstrated in 1965 and was a significant improvement over earlier e-mail systems, which were often cumbersome and prone to errors. The system allowed users to send and receive mail electronically, using a simple command-line interface.

One of the key features of Ereemail was its ability to support multiple users interacting with the system simultaneously. This was made possible by the use of a "store and forward" architecture, in which messages were stored on the server until they were retrieved by the recipient.

Ereemail also introduced several other innovative features, including the use of "folders" to organize incoming mail and a "delete" command to remove unwanted messages. The system was widely adopted by universities and research institutions in the UK, and played an important role in the development of modern e-mail systems.

Despite its significance, Ereemail was eventually replaced by newer systems, such as the first US-based e-mail system, SNDMSG, developed in 1961. However, Ereemail remains an important footnote in the history of e-mail, and a testament to the ingenuity of the early developers who pioneered this essential tool.

Ereemail's impact can still be seen in modern e-mail systems, which often retain many of the same basic features that made Ereemail so innovative in its time. Despite its age, Ereemail remains an important reminder of the early days of computer-based communication and the significant role it played in shaping modern e-mail.