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communicates-via

- SMTP, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol [ protocol ]

- Mail User Agent (MUA), E-mail Client [ communicator ]
- SMTP, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol [ protocol ]

- Mail Components [ display ]
- Mail Access Services [ part ]
- Mail Storage Service [ part ]
- Mail Transports [ part ]
- Mail User Agent (MUA), E-mail Client [ part ]
- E-Mail, Electronic Mail [ whole ]

- Electronic Mailbox [ location ]
- E-mail document [ object ]

is-forwarded-by

- E-mail document [ object ]

- POP3 Server
- Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)
- IMAP Server

Types:

is a server

Comment:: program specializing in transport of mail to other servers
procedure: receives messages from MUA/MTA
example:: mail delivery and storage interface
procedure: analyses recipients
Comment:: SMTP is used from MUA to MTA and between MTAs
Comment:: usually needs external tools for everything else
example:: UNIX: sendmail, postfix, qmail -- Windows: Microsoft Exchange
procedure: email is delivered locally (if local addressee) or forwarded to another MTA (external addressee)

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