mail server
Message relay system
A mail server is a computer system that sends, receives, and stores email.
It handles the routing of messages between addresses, managing both outgoing mail and incoming mail that waits in digital mailboxes until retrieved.
Organizations run their own mail servers; individuals typically rely on those operated by email providers like Gmail or Outlook.
- SMTPEmail transmission protocol
- outboxQueue for dispatched messages
- spamUnsolicited bulk messages
- spam folderQuarantine for unwanted messages
- filterPorous separation device
domain · hosting · exchange · postfix · relay · bounce · queue · authentication · firewall · login · password · attachment · forwarding · out of office · protocol · SSL certificate · administrator · system administrator
- Serverswaiter, waitress
- Email ServersSMTP, IMAP, POP3, MTA, postfix
- network devicesrouter, WiFi router, modem, WiFi adapter, switch
- networkingrouter, routers, LAN, WAN, switches
- HomelabNAS, Docker, Raspberry Pi, virtualization, hypervisor
- software architecturemicroservices, monolithic, layered, three-tier, two-tier
mail serveremail client
Program for electronic correspondence
Outlook · Thunderbird · Apple Mail · inbox · mailbox
mail serverweb server
Delivers pages via HTTP
file server · database server · print server · game server · DNS server
mail serveremail client
Program for electronic correspondence
inbox · email reader · recipient · end user
mail, server, mails, mailed, mailing, mailer, mailman, mailbox, airmail