Here's pot stirrer for a holiday Friday afternoon:
How many different protocols / methods can we collectively come up with
for how email can be transferred?
I'm primarily thinking about between servers (MTA-to-MTA). But I'm also
willing to accept servers and clients (MTA-to-MUA). Where you can /
could run at least one server yourself.
? SMTP(S)
? UUCP (rmail)
? MMDF
? X.400
? Microsoft Exchange proprietary protocol
? Novell GroupWise proprietary protocol
? Lotus (IBM) Domino proprietary protocol
? FidoNet (FTN)
? BITNET
? Direct file access - group Post Office
? Direct file access - mail spool
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Grant. . . .
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