mail user agent


mail user agent

(messaging)(MUA) The program that allows the user to composeand read electronic mail messages. The MUA provides theinterface between the user and the Message Transfer Agent.Outgoing mail is eventually handed over to an MTA for deliverywhile the incoming messages are picked up from where the MTAleft it (although MUA's running on single-user machines maypick up mail using POP).

Popular MUAs for Unix include elm, mush, pine, andRMAIL.

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