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David Harris (software developer)

David Harris is a New Zealand software developer from Dunedin, New Zealand. He developed the Pegasus Mail client and the Mercury Mail Transport System, and is a former staff member of the University of Otago. He wrote columns for Computerworld between 2000 and 2004.

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David Harris
BornAugust 1961 (age 64)
OccupationSoftware developer

David Harris (born in August 1961) is a New Zealand software developer from Dunedin, New Zealand. He developed the Pegasus Mail client and the Mercury Mail Transport System,12 and is a former staff member of the University of Otago. He wrote columns for Computerworld between 2000 and 2004.3

Harris received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the PC World Awards in Auckland on 15 November 2002.4

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  1. "Biography at InternetNZ". Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2006.
  2. Clarke, Gavin (5 January 2007). "Lack of cash claims email pioneer". The Register: Business. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. Stories by David Harris, Computerworld, Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. Tech News: NZ: The Clever Country: David Harris, 25 November 2002. Retrieved 2006-04-06.
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