Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 21:00:44 +1000 From: Jim Mock <jim@blues.ghis.net> To: Peter Kok <peter@sweda.com.hk> Cc: freebsd <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: mail software Message-ID: <19990630210044.E29857@blues.ghis.net> In-Reply-To: <3779FB09.FBD9C874@sweda.com.hk> References: <3779FB09.FBD9C874@sweda.com.hk>
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On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 at 19:10:01 +0800, Peter Kok wrote: > Hello all > > I read many mails from freebsd-questions and i am so confused about > mail software Well.. it depends what you're looking for.. pop mail server, SMTP server, mail client, etc. You've got one of each listed below, so we'll need to know specifically what you're trying to accomplish. > eg: > sendmail This is an MTA (Mail Transfer Agent). It does SMTP. > qpopper This is a pop3 mail daemon. > mutt This is a MUA (Mail User Agent). In other words, it's a mail client.. something you read your email with. > which mail software is the best? As I said earlier, it depends what you're looking for. All do different things. Later, -- - Jim Mock - jim@blues.ghis.net - systems administrator - ghis.NET - - work: http://www.ghis.net/ - personal: http://www.ghis.net/~jim/ - - FreeBSD 'zine: http://www.freebsdzine.org/ - jim@freebsdzine.org - - FreeBSD: http://advocacy.freebsd.org/ - jim@advocacy.FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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