Email delivery protocols / methods.

[Diane Bruce]

On Fri, Jul 05, 2019 at 03:05:32PM -0600, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
> 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
> 
> 

FTP

> 
> -- 
> Grant. . . .
> unix || die

Diane
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