On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 03:28:41PM -0400, Bernd Prager wrote: > I would like to catch up on some mail component techniques and vocabulary. > I am getting confused with meaning and interaction of all the different > things like: > > - mail user agent (like mailx) > - mail delivery agent (like maildrop) > - mail transport agent (like postfix) > > Does anybody know a somehow comprehensive FAQ that can help me > understanding what everything is doing and how they're supposed to > interact? > I've been searching for a while, but all I found is already too package > specific.
Lets not forget the old good times: http://tldp.org/ http://tldp.org/guides.html http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Mail-Administrator-HOWTO.html http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Mail-User-HOWTO/index.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]