gtpc1m52 | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
TPF Internet mail server support provides a set of servers that implement the standard Internet mail protocols on the TPF system. Users, or mail clients, interact with the TPF Internet mail servers to send and retrieve Internet mail, also known as electronic mail (e-mail). The TPF system supports the following standard Internet protocols:
SMTP describes how mail messages are delivered from one computer user to another. IMAP and POP describe how mail messages that are received on a computer (that is, the mail server) are retrieved by a mail client (usually another computer, such as a workstation).
The standard Internet protocols are defined by the following Request for Comments (RFC) documents:
For more information about these RFCs and any related extensions, go to: http://www.ietf.org