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Eric Allman

American computer programmer

  • Fame50.4
  • Momentum5.8
  • Developers rank#169
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  • Fame50.4
  • Momentum5.8
  • Developers rank#169
  • Wikipedia938
Born 1955 · age 71United States
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  • Age
    71
    Born 1955
  • Known for
    The Code
    2001
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Updated 2026-06-11

Eric Paul Allman is an American computer programmer who developed sendmail and its precursor delivermail in the late 1970s and early 1980s at UC Berkeley. In 1998, Allman and Greg Olson co-founded the company Sendmail, Inc.

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50.4
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Momentum5.8
Historical16.0
Now attention23.4
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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