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Here a mailbag is a catch-all mail folder for a whole domain; often used for
domains featuring a virtual website only. This folder receives all mail
addressed to that (virtual) domain.

HTH
-Christoph Sold

keith@mail.telestream.com wrote:

> I've got a request to setup a SMTP mailbag. I've never heard of it
> although it sounds like something eerily Microsoftish. Can someone please
> tell me what a  SMTP mailbag is. My first thought is that it's some term
> to mean a catchall for a particular domain.
>
> Thanks
>
> Keith
>
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