On Thu, 8 Feb 2001 05:51:08 -0500 (EST),
"Thomas Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Ricsi> Your SMTP agent (yeah ... that one which you can telnet in ;) will get
> incoming mail.
> If it uses ORBS, than it looks up the address.
> If the mail came from a open relay, it will send the mail back, and tell
> the author, that his SMTP server is blacklisted at ORBS.
> 'Please contact your postamster, and tell him to fix it' ;)
>
> Ricsi, I think you slipped here. SMTP handles outgoing mail, POP3 handles
> incoming mail.
Ricsi is right. SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) handles
everything. POP3 (Post Office Protocol) only comes into it
when you download the mail that has already been delivered to
your mailbox at your ISP or e-mail service.
Howard E.
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