Title: Theory / Unimportant / CS / Hardware / Computer Network - Tanenbaum / 7 - Application layer / 2 Email

Name: User agent
Definition: Allow people to read and send email
Page: 624
Chapter: 7
Section: 2.1

Name: Message transfer agent
Definition: Program moving the message from source to destination
Page: 624
Chapter: 7
Section: 2.1
Name2: Mail server
Abbreviation: MTA

Name: Mail submission
Definition: Sending a message to the mail system for delivery
Page: 624
Chapter: 7
Section: 2.1

Name: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Definition: sends mail over connections and reports back the delivery status and any errors
Page: 625
Chapter: 7
Section: 2.1
Abbreviation: SMTP
Typ: Mail transfer agent

Name: Mailbox
Definition: What store the email that is received for a user
Page: 625
Chapter: 7
Section: 2.1

Name: Envelope
Definition: What encapsulate the message. Contains all the information needed for transporting the message: destination address, priority, security level
Page: 625
Chapter: 7
Section: 2.1

Name: Header
Definition: Parts of an email containing control information for the user agent
Page: 625
Chapter: 7
Section: 2.1

Name: Body
Definition: Parts of an email adressed to the recipient
Page: 625
Chapter: 7
Section: 2.1