>>> Hope it helps. >> >> Yes, quite a lot!! Still true.
> Yes, the client (either a MUA or a MTA) is the remote process talking > SMTP to our SMTP server via a TCP connection. Thanks, that clarifies. I misread your last email. Now everything you wrote makes sense. So would it be fair to say generally that an “SMTP Relay” is composed of: * SMTP service (for interfacing with the outside via SMTP protocol) * A mail queue * Optionally a spooler * A processing chain Also please confirm: An SMTP Relay is an MTA. Also, can anybody else answer: > Are there any other important “parts” that I should be aware of? Cheers, =David
signature.asc
Description: Message signed with OpenPGP
