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Message transfer agent

Within the Internet email system, a message transfer agent (MTA), mail transfer agent, or mail relay is software that transfers electronic mail messages from one computer to another using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. In some contexts, the alternative names mail server, mail exchanger, or MX host are used to describe an MTA.

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Transfer versus access

Mailboxes Post Office Protocol Internet Message Access Protocol MAPI Internet service provider

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Operation

Mail submission agent Mail user agent RFC Message delivery agent Return path

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Overview

Email Software Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Webmail Email client

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Message transfer agent

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Triples17

Avg. degree1.9

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Message transfer agent

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related to Operation · 17

Message transfer agent → An MTA, Every, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, MSA, MTA, MTAs, MUA, One, Received, RFC, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, SMTP, The, When, Wikisource-logo

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mail email mta message agent transfer access servers software user relay another protocol server users typically client messages mailboxes submission

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Message transfer agent	related to Operation	MTA	0.60	section
Message transfer agent	related to Operation	MSA	0.60	section
Message transfer agent	related to Operation	MUA	0.60	section
Message transfer agent	related to Operation	The	0.60	section
Message transfer agent	related to Operation	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol	0.60	section
Message transfer agent	related to Operation	SMTP	0.60	section
Message transfer agent	related to Operation	When	0.60	section
Message transfer agent	related to Operation	Every	0.60	section
Message transfer agent	related to Operation	Received	0.60	section
Message transfer agent	related to Operation	MTAs	0.60	section
Message transfer agent	related to Operation	An MTA	0.60	section
Message transfer agent	related to Operation	One	0.60	section

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