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From: ste@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (Shaun T. Erickson)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: sendmail vs smail vs ???
Message-ID: <256@cbnewsm.ATT.COM>
Date: 29 Mar 89 22:48:12 GMT
Reply-To: ste@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (Shaun T. Erickson)
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Ok - first, I'm a total novice when it comes to mail. I am trying to rectify
that deficiency. So far, I have started using/learning about various MUAs as
mush and (soon) elm. I would like to know what others there are, and what
makes one particular MUA better than another.

Also, I would like to try/learn about the various MTAs. My Sun uses the
sendmail that came with it's Sun OS 4.0.1.  I know that there is something
called smail and that there are probably others. I would like to know what
they are, and what makes one particular MTA better than another.

Finally, where can I get these various progs, so that I may try them out?

My goal [ :-) ] is to become a mail expert, as impossible as that may be.

Anyone know any good books I should read? (Sun's stuff is NOT easily under-
stood.)

Please respond via e-mail. I will post summaries if requested. Thanks!
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