Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mail_Transfer_Agent_(MTA)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:software
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:MTA gptkb:mail_transport_agent gptkb:message_transfer_agent mail relay
gptkbp:canBe	spam filtering virus scanning mail forwarding mail queuing
gptkbp:canBeClustered	true
gptkbp:category	email infrastructure
gptkbp:component	gptkb:email_client
gptkbp:deliveredBy	gptkb:Mail_Delivery_Agent_(MDA)
gptkbp:example	gptkb:qmail gptkb:Exim gptkb:Postfix gptkb:Sendmail gptkb:Microsoft_Exchange_Server
gptkbp:function	transfers email messages between computers
gptkbp:handles	email delivery email routing email relaying
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)
gptkbp:introducedIn	1980s
gptkbp:openSource	true
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:server
gptkbp:proprietary	true
gptkbp:receivesInputFrom	gptkb:Mail_Submission_Agent_(MSA)
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Mail_Delivery_Agent_(MDA) gptkb:Mail_Submission_Agent_(MSA) gptkb:Mail_User_Agent_(MUA)
gptkbp:runsOn	gptkb:Windows gptkb:Unix gptkb:Linux
gptkbp:standardizedBy	gptkb:IETF
gptkbp:subjectOf	gptkb:RFC_5321 gptkb:RFC_821 gptkb:RFC_2821
gptkbp:supportedBy	authentication TLS encryption mail logging mail queue management
gptkbp:supportsProtocol	SMTP
gptkbp:supportsVirtualization	true
gptkbp:uses	gptkb:TCP_port_25 gptkb:TCP_port_465 gptkb:TCP_port_587 DNS for mail exchange (MX) records
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Internet_Mail_Architecture
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6