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to: JOSH FISHER
from: KEVIN CAMPBELL
date: 1997-05-20 09:01:00
subject: SMTP

 >  -=> Quoting Kevin Campbell to All on 12 May 97 <=-
 >  KC> Does anyone have any info or source on programming for SMTP. I have
 >  KC> RFC821, but it has no information at all by the looks of things, on
 >  KC> how to recieve mail...
 >  It does. It is a transport protocol to transport mail from one host to
 >  another.
Yes, but the problem is how to get another host to initiate a transation to 
you using SMTP.
 >  I think what you're after is "How does a mail client app get the mail
 >  from a user's mailbox?" This is (almost universally) done using the
 >  Post Office Protocol Version 3, otherwise known as POP3, which is
 >  defined by RFC 1939.
Trouble is, I cannot use POP3 for the program I'm writing. I need to be able 
to re-map domains, and POP3 only allows for a single address (as far as I 
know).
 >  Have Fun!
I Will :)
Thanks - Kev
Kevin Campbell
Sysop of Deimos BBS
E-Mail: Sysop@Deimos.unmanned.co.uk
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