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What Are Senders And Receivers? |
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Answer» In RFC 821, the two hosts participating in an SMTP transaction were DESCRIBED as the "SMTP-SENDER" and "SMTP-RECEIVER". This document has been changed to reflect current industry terminology and hence refers to them as the "SMTP client" (or SOMETIMES just "the client") and "SMTP server" (or just "the server"), respectively. Since a given host may act both as server and client in a relay SITUATION, "receiver" and "sender" terminology is still used where needed for clarity. In RFC 821, the two hosts participating in an SMTP transaction were described as the "SMTP-sender" and "SMTP-receiver". This document has been changed to reflect current industry terminology and hence refers to them as the "SMTP client" (or sometimes just "the client") and "SMTP server" (or just "the server"), respectively. Since a given host may act both as server and client in a relay situation, "receiver" and "sender" terminology is still used where needed for clarity. |
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