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010-160 · Question #50

Which of the following software packages is an e-mail server?

The correct answer is A. Postfix. Postfix is a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) that routes and delivers email on a server, whereas the other options are a desktop client, web server, image editor, and database.

The Linux Operating System

Question

Which of the following software packages is an e-mail server?

Options

  • APostfix
  • BThunderbird
  • CApache
  • DGIMP
  • EMySQL

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    89% (25)
  • D
    7% (2)
  • E
    4% (1)

Why each option

Postfix is a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) that routes and delivers email on a server, whereas the other options are a desktop client, web server, image editor, and database.

APostfixCorrect

Postfix is an open-source Mail Transfer Agent that accepts, routes, and delivers email messages using the SMTP protocol, typically listening on port 25. It is one of the most common MTA deployments on Linux servers and acts as the core of a mail server infrastructure. The remaining choices serve completely unrelated roles and have no capability to handle email delivery at the server level.

BThunderbird

Thunderbird is a desktop email client used to read and compose messages, not a server-side MTA.

CApache

Apache is an HTTP web server and has no functionality related to email routing or delivery.

DGIMP

GIMP is a raster graphics editor with no connection to email server functionality.

EMySQL

MySQL is a relational database management system and does not process or route email.

Concept tested: Identifying Linux Mail Transfer Agent software

Source: https://www.postfix.org/docs.html

Topics

#email server#Postfix#server software#network services

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