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* Mail User Agent (MUA) is a end-user mail programm | * Mail User Agent (MUA) is a end-user mail programm | ||
* IMAP server delivers content of mail boxes | * IMAP server delivers content of mail boxes | ||
* Relay sends mails on behalf of someone else e.g. google for ubuntu home PC | |||
Latest revision as of 12:32, 15 November 2016
Concepts[edit]
- see here
- Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) transfers emails between clients and server via SMTP e.g. Postfix
- Mail Delivery Agent (MDA) sorts incoming mails on the local computer to the right mail boxes e.g. Dovecot
- Mail User Agent (MUA) is a end-user mail programm
- IMAP server delivers content of mail boxes
- Relay sends mails on behalf of someone else e.g. google for ubuntu home PC