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==Terminology==
 
==Terminology==
* '''MTA''': [[Mail Transfer Agent]] - sends and receives email to and from other servers on the Internet (usually via SMTP)
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* '''MTA''': [[Mail Transfer Agent]] or [[Mail Transport Agent]] - sends and receives email to and from other servers on the Internet (usually via SMTP)
 
* '''MDA''': [[Mail Delivery Agent]] - hold emails for delivery to users (usually via POP3 or IMAP)
 
* '''MDA''': [[Mail Delivery Agent]] - hold emails for delivery to users (usually via POP3 or IMAP)
 
* '''[[POP3]]''': the current version of the Post Office Protocol which allows an email client to retrieve mail from a server
 
* '''[[POP3]]''': the current version of the Post Office Protocol which allows an email client to retrieve mail from a server
 
* '''IMAP''': [[Internet Mail Access Protocol]]
 
* '''IMAP''': [[Internet Mail Access Protocol]]
 
* '''SMTP''': [[Simple Mail Transfer Protocol]]
 
* '''SMTP''': [[Simple Mail Transfer Protocol]]
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==Setup==
 
==Setup==
 
For now, a collection of links:
 
For now, a collection of links:
 
* '''2009-06-11''' [http://flurdy.com/docs/postfix/ How to set up a (Postfix) mail server on a GNU / Linux system] "Based on an [[Ubuntu]] distribution platform, but instructions are [[Linux distribution|distro]] generic."
 
* '''2009-06-11''' [http://flurdy.com/docs/postfix/ How to set up a (Postfix) mail server on a GNU / Linux system] "Based on an [[Ubuntu]] distribution platform, but instructions are [[Linux distribution|distro]] generic."
 
* '''2004-12-15''' [http://webhosting.devshed.com/c/a/Web-Hosting-HowTos/Email-Server-Setup/ Email Server Setup]: a 5-page article
 
* '''2004-12-15''' [http://webhosting.devshed.com/c/a/Web-Hosting-HowTos/Email-Server-Setup/ Email Server Setup]: a 5-page article

Revision as of 22:11, 16 August 2009

Overview

An email server is server software which accepts email for one or more recipients and stores it until deleted by an email client (usually as part of the delivery process). The term "email server" may refer to the software, the hardware on which the software runs, or the combination of the two.

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Terminology

Setup

For now, a collection of links: