Redhat:Email defs

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Mail Servers

There are four main parts to a mail server, the MTA, the MUA, the MDA and the MSA.

MTA	Mail Transfer Agent	Postfix, sendmail, dovecot
MUA	Mail User Agent	mutt, Evolution, thunderbird
MDA	Mail Delivery Agent	procmail
MSA	Mail Submission Agent	Postfix, sendmail

Protocols

There are three main protocols used for Email Servers: SMTP, POP3 and IMAP4.

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