Mozafar Roshany wrote: > Hi all, > > May be my question is very evident but I have been confused. > What exaclty an MUA is? What about MDA? What should I consider an > IMAP/POP3 Server? > Is an IMAP Server or POP3 Server an MDA or MUA? > Till now, I've been considering the IMAP/POP3 server as a part of MUA. > But I have found some contradicts and like to become clear.
MTA (Mail Transfer Agent): The part of a mail server that sends and receives mail. (Sendmail, Postfix, Courier) MDA (Mail Delivery Agent): The part of the mail server that delivers mail into the local mailboxes. (Maildrop, Procmail) MUA (Mail User Agent): This is the client program that you use to read mail (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc). IMAP/POP3 Server: These allow remote access to the mailboxes on the server. POP3 is designed to send the messages to the client. IMAP is designed to allow the client to manage his messages while they remain stored on the server. These programs run on the server, but they are not actually a part of the MTA. (Courier-IMAP, Dovecot, Cyrus IMAP) -- Bowie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
