Fedora™ 7 Unleashed

Chapter 21. Handling Electronic Mail

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How Email Is Sent and Received

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Basic Sendmail Configuration and Operation

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Introducing Postfix

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Using Fetchmail to Retrieve Mail

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Choosing a Mail Delivery Agent

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Mail Daemons

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Alternatives to Microsoft Exchange Server

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Reference

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Email is still the dominant form of communication over the Internet. It is fast, free, and very easy to use. However, much of what goes on behind the scenes is extremely complicated and would appear scary to anyone who does not know much about how email is handled. ...