On Fri, Jul 05, 2019 at 03:05:32PM -0600, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote: > Here's pot stirrer for a holiday Friday afternoon: > > How many different protocols / methods can we collectively come up with > for how email can be transferred? > > I'm primarily thinking about between servers (MTA-to-MTA). But I'm also > willing to accept servers and clients (MTA-to-MUA). Where you can / > could run at least one server yourself. > > · SMTP(S) > · UUCP (rmail) > · MMDF > · X.400 > · Microsoft Exchange proprietary protocol > · Novell GroupWise proprietary protocol > · Lotus (IBM) Domino proprietary protocol > · FidoNet (FTN) > · BITNET > · Direct file access - group Post Office > · Direct file access - mail spool > >
FTP > > -- > Grant. . . . > unix || die Diane -- - d...@freebsd.org d...@db.net http://www.db.net/~db
