mail user agent
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mail user agent
(messaging)(MUA) The program that allows the user to compose
and read
electronic mail messages. The MUA provides the
interface between the user and the
Message Transfer Agent.
Outgoing mail is eventually handed over to an MTA for delivery
while the incoming messages are picked up from where the MTA
left it (although MUA's running on single-user machines may
pick up mail using
POP).
Popular MUAs for
Unix include
elm,
mush,
pine, and
RMAIL.
FAQ.
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An external
mail user agent (MUA) retrieves messages for a user whose mail is stored on a Porcupine cluster using either the POP or IMAP transfer protocols.
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