David Teague wrote: > > On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, John Pearson wrote: > [snip] > > > I differentiate between MUAs, MDAs, and MTAs; examples are: > > MUA: mutt > > MDA: procmail > > MTA: exim > > John, > > 1) What do MTA, MUA, MDA stand for?
MTA: Mail Transfer Agent MDA: Mail Delivery Agent MUA: Mail User Agent Though some use "Message" instead of "Mail". Specifically an MTA handles SMTP (or UUCP?) transactions over the internet, an MDA places email in mailboxes and a MUA allows users to read & send mail. [snip] > 4) Where would I look this up? What is TFM I should R? There's a good guide at UIUC: http://www-wsg.cso.uiuc.edu/sendmail/tutorial/intro/MUA-MTA-MDA.html And A Linux Journal article about it: http://noframes.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue46/2516s2.html Yes, there should be something better requiring less hunting. FOLDOC covers MTA and MUA but not MDA. Best of Luck, -Gleef
