In <20040823123313(_dot_)333032894D(_at_)apex(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com> "Andriy
G. Tereshchenko" <spf-discuss(_at_)spam(_dot_)24(_dot_)odessa(_dot_)ua> writes:
Greg Wooledge wrote:
MUAs cannot be receivers of mail. Only MTAs can receive mail.
Wrong. [...]
P.S> If your MUA can not receive mail - you will be unable to read
this message ;-)
Greg is right, MUAs cannot be receivers of mail, by the very
definition of what a MUA is. You appear to be creating non-standard
definitions of terms like MUA and MTA. See things like RFC2476 or
wikipedia for explanations of what the differences between MDAs, MTAs,
MSAs, and MUAs.
Note that a program can often contain more than one of these
components. For example, most MTAs (sendmail, exim, etc.) also have
MDA functionality, and many MUAs also support MSA functionality.
-wayne