Dartmouth Computing Services announced last month that it is releasing the College's popular electronic mail system to prospective buyers for commercial and educational use.
The five-year-old Blitzmail system is widely used by College faculty, staff and students.
Kiewit Computational Center has received inquiries, but no one has bought Blitzmail in the month since it was released, according to Richard Brown, Kiewit's manager of special projects.
Two large commercial companies have received copies of the program for free 90-day evaluation trials. They are currently negotiating with the College about purchasing the program, Brown said. A large university also plans to test a trial version of the program, he said.
The College has also received inquiries from Mitsubishi, Motorola and GCC Industries about the availability of Blitzmail, said Jim Matthews, Kiewit's senior programmer.
Currently, Reed College in Portland, Ore., is the only location besides Dartmouth that has a working Blitzmail system.
If Reed decides to keep Blitzmail, Dartmouth will not charge the college because the program was "beta-tested" on Reed's campus to see if it could be used outside the Dartmouth campus, Brown said.
Brown said Blitzmail has many attractions for potential users. It is easy to use and can support large numbers of users, Brown said.
Dartmouth's system has 17,000 users and 11,000 active mailboxes.
Blitzmail will cost $500 for a university site license, which allows everyone on a campus to use the program.
The College will charge commercial companies $3,000 for every 100 users. Companies with more than 500 users can buy an unlimited site license for $15,000.
