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Re: [LI] About MTA and MDA

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Subject: Re: [LI] About MTA and MDA
From: Arun Sharma <adsharma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 11:59:34 -0800
In-reply-to: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9911212106400.378-100000@localhost>; from Joseph Bill on Sun, Nov 21, 1999 at 09:14:27PM +0530
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On Sun, Nov 21, 1999 at 09:14:27PM +0530, Joseph Bill wrote:
> I wonder why use words like Mail Transfer agent and Mail Delivery Agent.
> Won't it be straight forward to use SMTP and POP server instead.

Because MTA a superset of SMTP and MDA is a superset of POP. You're right,
these terms, while technically precise, make it a little bit harder to
understand for a layman.

	-Arun

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