Mail Subsystem
Mail Subsystem
Hacker Definition
A software package responsible for receiving, delivering, and
forwarding email. The mail transport protocol used throughout the Internet is the Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol (SMTP). Implementations
of this protocol are available from different vendors and public-domain
sources. The oldest and still most popular is sendmail. Mail access from client
programs such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, and others can be handled
through IMAP and POP3.
See Also: Internet; Internet Mail or Message Access Protocol (IMAP); SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol).
Browse dictionary entries near Mail Subsystem
- mail-order house
- mail order
- mail drop
- mail carrier
- Mail Bomb
- maieutic
- Maidstone
- maidservant
- maidenly
- mail transfer agent
- mail user agent
- mailbag
- mailbox
- mailbox rule
- mailed
- mailed fist
- mailer
- Mailgram
- mailing
