Just to add a note to the excellent explanations in your message: An e-mail client is sometimes referred to as a Mail User Agent (abbreviated MUA). The software on the e-mail server that receives incoming mail and delivers it to its destination (i.e., the recipient's e-mail server) is sometimes referred to as a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA).
There is other important terminology associated with e-mail, but this much should suffice for now. Rick Justice <[email protected]> wrote: > There seems to be a lot of confusion concerning e-mail terminology , so > perhaps the following will help. > Depending on the situation, using the correct terminology can be the > difference between a lot of talk, and an actual solution to your problem. > > E-mail Client: > A program that allows you to download and manage messages from an e-mail > server. > An e-mail client is typically installed on your PC. > Here are some of the most widely used e-mail clients: > Microsoft Outlook Express (also referred to as OE) > Microsoft Outlook (most generally referred to as Outlook) > Windows Mail (also referred to as WM) > Windows Live Mail (also referred to as WLM) > Mozilla Thunderbird (generally referred to as Thunderbird) > Eudora > > There are clients in this list that are similar in name, but are entirely > different, and it is important not to confuse them, > for example, Outlook, and Outlook Express are both Microsoft products, but > are not the same > Likewise, Windows Mail, and Windows Live Mail, are again, both Microsoft > products, but are not the same, > so it is important when asking for help, to make sure which client you are > using, because keyboard commands and navigation will vary. > > Note: > While on the topic of e-mail clients, this is very important to remember: > The last supported version of Outlook Express was 6.0, which came installed > on Windows XP systems. > The last supported version of Windows Mail came installed on Windows Vista > systems. > Although registry tweaks etc, have made it possible to use these clients on > more recent versions of Windows, > it must be understood that Microsoft does not support the modified versions > with any type of tech support, or security updates. > You use them at your own risk! > > E-mail Server: > Typically, the program and associated hardware that your ISP (Internet > Service Provider), uses to > manage e-mail for their customers. > Your ISP is the company that provides your internet service, such as A T&T, > Time-Warner Cable ( also referred to as TWC),Verizon etc. > > Identities: > These are found in Outlook Express, and by other names in some other > clients, such as Personalities in Eudora. > You can have multiple Identities in Outlook Express, and each Identity can > contain multiple accounts. > > Accounts: > These are simply your e-mail settings from whatever provider you are using > for e-mail, such as Hotmail, GMail or your ISP etc. > Atypical account is your e-mail address and it's associated settings. > > You can have multiple accounts in most e-mail clients, which simply means > that you would use 1 client to receive e-mail coming to multiple addresses. > > Here is an example of multiple Identities and multiple accounts in Outlook > Express, as I have them > setup on one of my machines. > I have an Identity which I have named "Jaws-Users", and one named "Rick". > Within the Jaws-users Identity, I have 2 accounts, , 1 for each e-mail > address, that I have for list management reasons. > In the "Rick" Identity, I have only 1 account, which is my personal e-mail > address. > > I use this method for sorting purposes, and it is strictly a personal > preference. > > More terminology and definitions can be found at: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/text/MISC/ComputerTerms.html > > The terms on this site, were made available thru the courtesy of David > Ferrin > I would encourage people to familiarize themselves with the Help topics that > come with most programs, as well as the Jaws Help topics. > You really can learn a lot of useful information by doing some reading, and > asking questions. > > HTH, > Rick Justice > > "Everything must be learned, but some things just can't be taught!" > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
