THE VIRTUAL SERVER HANDBOOK

Chapter

5

Using the Virtual

E mail Service

Among the most popular features of the Internet today is electronic mail, or

E mail. Like its postal equivalent, E mail are messages relayed with sender

addresses and recipient addresses. Unlike postal mail, however, electronic

mail is delivered around the world in a matter of seconds and is used to

reach a large number of recipients with little cost or difficulty.

When discussing the transmission of E mail messages from computer to

computer across the Internet, you should first understand some of the

technical terminology involved. When computers transfer E mail to each

other across a computer network, they communicate using a special

protocol, or a prearranged pattern of communication, to "speak" to each

other so that mutual comprehension occurs. This chapter includes

information about the following:

Protocols

Exploring SMTP server software

Creating E mail accounts

Setting up aliases

Creating E mail address mappings

Maintaining your E mail log file

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