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LX0-104 · Question #245

All of the following are Mail Transport Agents EXCEPT:

The correct answer is E. mail. This question tests knowledge of common Mail Transport Agent (MTA) software.

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Question

All of the following are Mail Transport Agents EXCEPT:

Options

  • Aexim
  • Bpostfix
  • Csendmail
  • Dqmail
  • Email

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    8% (2)
  • E
    88% (23)

Why each option

This question tests knowledge of common Mail Transport Agent (MTA) software.

Aexim

Exim is a widely used open-source Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) for Unix-like operating systems.

Bpostfix

Postfix is a free and open-source Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) that routes and delivers electronic mail.

Csendmail

Sendmail is one of the oldest and most well-known Mail Transfer Agents (MTAs) for Unix-like systems.

Dqmail

qmail is a secure, reliable, and efficient Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) designed to replace Sendmail.

EmailCorrect

mail (or mailx) is typically a Mail User Agent (MUA) or a command-line utility used to send and receive mail, interacting with an MTA, but it is not an MTA itself. Mail Transport Agents are responsible for transferring email between mail servers.

Concept tested: Identifying Mail Transport Agents (MTA)

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_transfer_agent

Topics

#Mail Transport Agent#MTA#email services

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