On Monday 24 October 2005 12:28 pm, Bernd Prager wrote: > I would like to catch up on some mail component techniques and vocabulary. > I am getting confused with meaning and interaction of all the different > things like: > > - mail user agent (like mailx) This deals exclusively with the end-user of email. Less experienced users call this the "mail client."0 > - mail delivery agent (like maildrop) This handles presorting of mail after accepted by the MTA but before the MUA gets it. > - mail transport agent (like postfix) Server-to-server and (to a slightly lesser degree) client-to-server mail delivery. -- Paul Johnson Email and Instant Messenger (Jabber): baloo@ursine.ca Got jabber? http://ursine.ca/Ursine:Jabber
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