Difference between revisions of "Mail server"

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A mail server (alternatively known as message transfer agent, mail transfer agent or MTA; particularly known as mail relay, mail exchanger or MX, and MX host; hereinafter, the Server) is any software instance that transfers electronic mail messages from one computer to another using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). Usually, the Servers use other protocols such as POP3 and IMAP to communicate with mail user agents (or MUAs), which end-users usually utilize.

The Server can also refer to mail server software used to setup the Server.

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-A [[mail server]] (alternatively known as [[mail server software]], [[email software]], [[message transfer agent]], [[mail transfer agent]] or [[MTA]]; particularly known as [[mail relay]], [[mail exchanger]] or [[MX]], and [[MX host]]; hereinafter, the ''Server'') is software that transfers electronic mail messages from one computer to another using the [[Simple Mail Transfer Protocol]] ([[Simple Mail Transfer Protocol|SMTP]]).
+A [[mail server]] (alternatively known as [[message transfer agent]], [[mail transfer agent]] or [[MTA]]; particularly known as [[mail relay]], [[mail exchanger]] or [[MX]], and [[MX host]]; hereinafter, the ''Server'') is any software instance that transfers electronic mail messages from one computer to another using the [[Simple Mail Transfer Protocol]] ([[Simple Mail Transfer Protocol|SMTP]]). Usually, the ''Servers'' use other protocols such as [[POP3]] and [[IMAP]] to communicate with [[mail user agent]]s (or [[mail user agent|MUA]]s), which end-users usually utilize.
+The ''Server'' can also refer to [[mail server software]] used to setup the ''Server''.
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