Bowie Bailey wrote: > Nathan Eady wrote: > >> Bernd Wurst <[email protected]> writes: >> >> >> >>> A MTA submits messages from one host to another. The MDA delivers a >>> message to a specified recipient's mailbox. The MUA allows the user >>> to read and write mail. So I think an IMAP/POP-server can not be >>> classified with those keywords. >>> >>> >> I think traditionally it would be classified as (part of) an MTA, >> because certain old and very well-known software conflates the SMTP >> service and the POP3 service by having used the same big fat binary >> to offer both services. >> >> Even Courier can do both; it just uses separate components to do them. >> Come to think of it, I can't even think of an MTA that doesn't come >> with a POP3-server component. >> > > No, I think the MDA and MTA are separate components that are frequently > bundled together. Kind of like web browsers and operating systems. > Just because the web browser usually comes with the OS, that doesn't > make it part of the OS (no matter what MS claims).
Sorry, my brain is mush this early in the morning... I mean to say IMAP/POP3 server rather than MDA. Same logic applies. -- 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
