Abstract
One of the most common reasons to deploy a Linux host is to provide mail services including receiving and sending e-mail and retrieving e-mail via mechanisms like Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) and Post Office Protocol (POP3). In this chapter, we’ll briefly explain how e-mail works, and we’ll introduce you to the component parts of an e-mail solution, including
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MTAs, or Mail Transfer Agents: The servers that send and receive e-mail
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MUAs, or Mail User Agents: Clients through which your users send and receive e-mail
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MDAs, or Mail Delivery Agents: Tools that help you deliver e-mail to mailboxes
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© 2009 James Turnbull, Peter Lieverdink, Dennis Matotek
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Turnbull, J. (2009). Mail Services. In: Pro Linux System Administration. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-1913-2_10
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