Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 15:51:38 +1200 (NZST) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: Mark Einreinhof <montana1@home.com> Cc: Freebsd-Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Mail server question Message-ID: <Pine.SC5.4.10.9908101548550.2785-100000@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <000201bee2dd$2e94b520$0201010a@cmr.net>
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On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Mark Einreinhof wrote:
> Ok, help me understand the difference in mail servers...
>
> Sendmail handles SMTP traffic, but doesn't handle POP. Is that correct?
Correct.
Does
> Sendmail handle IMAP or is that an add on?
It's an add on.
> If I install UW's IMAP software does that mean I have SMTP/POP/IMAP separate
> from Sendmail, or does it mean I just added POP/IMAP to the server and
> sendmail handles SMTP?
UW's IMAP provides imapd, and optionally ipop3d.
In summary:
sendmail => SMTP
imapd => IMAP
ipop3d => POP3
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