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A message transfer agent receives mail from either another MTA, a mail submission agent (MSA), or a mail user agent (MUA). The transmission details are specified by the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). When a recipient mailbox of a message is not hosted locally, the message is relayed, that is, forwarded to another MTA.
It has been argued that digital sociology offers a way of addressing the changing relations between social relations and the analysis of these relations, putting into question what social research is, and indeed, what sociology is now as social relations and society have become in many respects mediated via digital technologies.
The comparison of mail servers covers mail transfer agents (MTAs), mail delivery agents, and other computer software that provide e-mail services. Unix -based mail servers are built using a number of components because a Unix-style environment is, by default, a toolbox [ 1 ] operating system.
Sociology – the scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture. Sociology of the Internet – the application of sociological theory and methods to the Internet, including analysis of online communities, virtual worlds, and organizational and social change catalyzed through the Internet.
The term electronic mail has been in use with its modern meaning since 1975, and variations of the shorter E-mail have been in use since 1979: [2] [3] email is now the common form, and recommended by style guides. [4] [5] [6] It is the form required by IETF Requests for Comments (RFC) and working groups. [7] This spelling also appears in most ...
The Internet Message Access Protocol is an application layer Internet protocol that allows an e-mail client to access email on a remote mail server. The current version is defined by RFC 9051 . An IMAP server typically listens on well-known port 143, while IMAP over SSL/TLS (IMAPS) uses 993.
An open mail relay is a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server configured in such a way that it allows anyone on the Internet to send e-mail through it, not just mail destined to or originating from known users.
Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World is a 2006 book by Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu that assesses efforts to control the Internet. [1] Starting with a discussion of ideas for creating a borderless global community, the authors explore individuals, ideas and movements that affected the development of the Internet.