Re: [LI] About MTA and MDA

["Suresh Ramasubramanian" <Suresh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Because friend, SMTP and POP are not the only protocols used for 
this purpose (try IMAP,  for eg).  So these generic terms are 
applicable for all protocols

On 21 Nov 99, at 10:21, thus spake Joseph Bill :

> 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.



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