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mua
communicates-via
- POP3 Server [ communicator ]
- Post Office Protocol - Version 3 (POP3) [ protocol ]
- Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) [ communicator ]
- SMTP, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol [ protocol ]
- IMAP Server [ communicator ]
- Internet Message Access Protocol (Version 4), IMAP4 [ protocol ]
is part of:
- Mail Components [ display ]
- Mail Access Services [ part ]
- Mail Storage Service [ part ]
- Mail Transports [ part ]
- Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) [ part ]
- E-Mail, Electronic Mail [ whole ]
example:
Windows or Mac: Pegasus, Eudora, Outlook
example:
all platforms: Opera, Thunderbird, Mozilla/Netscape Messenger
Comment:
interfaces with the user, (G)UI
Comment:
interfaces with the mail storage
example:
Unix: mutt, pine, exmh, Ximian Evolution
Comment:
used to compose and read email messages
Comment:
interfaces somehow with some MTA for submission
Comment:
software on the user's computer