RFC1892 The Multipart/Report Content Type for the Reporting of Mail System Administrative Messages. [c. 1996/01/01]

RFC2369 The Use of URLs as Meta-Syntax for Core Mail List Commands and their Transport through Message Header Fields. [c. 1998/07/01]

RFC1801 MHS use of the X.500 Directory to support MHS Routing. [c. 1995/06/01]

RFC1711 Classifications in E-mail Routing. [c. 1994/10/01]

RFC2076 Common Internet Message Headers. [c. 1997/02/01]

RFC1894 An Extensible Message Format for Delivery Status Notifications. [c. 1996/01/01]

RFC2368 The mailto URL scheme. [c. 1998/07/01]

RFC2298 An Extensible Message Format for Message Disposition Notifications. [c. 1998/03/01]

RFC2249 Mail Monitoring MIB. [c. 1998/01/01]

RFC2142 Mailbox Names for Common Services, Roles and Functions. [c. 1997/05/01]

RFC2163 Using the Internet DNS to Distribute MIXER Conformant Global Address Mapping (MCGAM). [c. 1998/01/01]

RFC1893 Enhanced Mail System Status Codes. [c. 1996/01/01]

RFC1291 Mid-Level Networks Potential Technical Services. [c. 1991/12/01]

RFC2033 Local Mail Transfer Protocol. [c. 1996/10/01]

RFC1168 Intermail and Commercial Mail Relay services. [ 1990/07/01]

RFC1137 Mapping between full RFC 822 and RFC 822 with restricted encoding. [ 1989/12/01]

RFC0976 UUCP mail interchange format standard. [ 1986/02/01]

RFC0974 Mail routing and the domain system. [ 1986/01/01]

RFC0934 Proposed standard for message encapsulation. [ 1985/01/01]

RFC0915 Network mail path service. [ 1984/12/01]

RFC0886 Proposed standard for message header munging. [ 1983/12/15]

RFC0841 Specification for message format for Computer Based Message Systems. [ 1983/01/27]

RFC0822 Standard for the format of ARPA Internet text messages. [ 1982/08/13]

RFC0821 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. [ 1982/08/01]

Updated Inter-Network Mail Guide

The MMDF Frequently Asked Questions List (FAQ)

NEW! UNIX Email Software Survey FAQ [Part 1 of 3]

How to Construct the Mailpaths File

UnixWare Frequently Asked Questions (The Email system)

LAN Mail Protocols Summary (Most recent update: 3/13/99)

E-mail Protection Advances with New Technologies ( Sixto Ortiz ; IEEE Computer Magazine 2000-01)

InsightConnector - A Viable Exchange Alternative? [2002/04/26]

What's So Bad about e-Mail Forwarding? [2002/02/22]

SMTP-Friendly ISPs? [2002/01/15]

Affordable & Reliable Email Hosting? [2001/12/16]

Using Perl to Automate Exchange 2000 Tasks? [2001/12/15]

How Widespread is Secure SMTP Usage? [2001/10/02]

QMail's Relay Filters Allow SPAM? [2001/09/14]

Outsourcing Email For An Entire Domain? [2001/07/12]

Searching for a Solaris Mail Server? [2001/05/31]

E-Mail Hosting? [ 2000/08/09]

Do You Permit SMTP Verify? [ 2000/05/31]

Can Mail Servers Work With Dynamic IPs? [ 2000/03/21]

Linux based E-Mail w/ Windows Clients [ 1999/08/28]

Could E-Mail ever Replace Snail Mail? [ 1999/08/27]

Building a Large Email Service [ 1999/07/29]

Cryptography in Mail software? [ 1999/07/05]

What are the Differences between Sendmail and QMail? [ 1999/01/29]

Multiple Domains & Sendmail [ 1998/12/22]

POP3 boxes [ 1998/09/04]

Netscape's Email Client [ 1998/05/20]

mailq(1) - print the mail queue {oss}

mail mailx Mail(1) - send and receive mail {oss}

praliases(1) - look up aliases in the aliases file {oss}

newaliases(1) - rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file {oss}

mail.local(8) - store mail in a mailbox {oss}

mailstats(8) - display mail statistics {oss}

makemap(8) - create database maps for sendmail {oss}

sendmail(8) - an electronic mail transport agent {oss}

rmail(8) - handle remote mail received via uucp {oss}

smrsh(8) - restricted shell for sendmail {oss}

smtpd(8) - Obtuse Systems SMTPD message storing daemon {oss}

smtpfwdd(8) - Obtuse Systems SMTPFWDD message forwarding daemon {oss}

Exim Mail Transport Agent (MTA) - Exim is a message transfer agent (MTA) developed at the University of Cambridge for use on Unix systems connected to the Internet. It has many controls on usage, relaying etc. It can replace sendmail, although the configuration is rather different. {(L)GPL}

mailgate - mailgate is a set of Python scripts we use at our company to transfer email a) from a POP3 account to our internal mail server, b) from a POP3 account to a mailbox file and c) from a mailbox file to a SMTP server. {(L)GPL}

smail - is a mail transport system, designed as a compatible drop-in replacement for 'sendmail'. It uses a much simpler configuration format than 'sendmail' and is designed to be setup with minimal effort. {GPL,GNU}

vbsfilter-1.8 - A vbs-attachment filter for Sendmail

vqadmin-2.2 - A cgi-based Virtual Qmail Domains Administrator

qmail-ldap-with_tls-1.03.20011001a - A SECURE, reliable, and FAST MTA for UNIX systems WITH LDAP support

qmailadmin-1.0.2 - CGI program for administering Qmail with vchkpw/vpopmail

ftrack-3.01 - FTN Messages tracker

qlas-1.91 - Qico FIDO mailer log analyzer and statistic builder

logrotate-3.5.2 - Daemon to rotate, compress, remove and mail system log files

drac-1.11 - Dynamic Relay Authorization Control, a pop-before-smtp implementation

rlytest-1.22 - Test an SMTP host for third-party relay

amavis-perl-11 - Mail Virus Scanner (uses external antivirus)

cyrus-imapd-2.0.16_2 - The cyrus mail server, supporting POP3 and IMAP4 protocols

namg-0.3.1 - A program to download mail from a NetAddress web account

pop3gwd-1.2 - App-level proxy for Mail retrieval behind Firewalls

sendmail-sasl-8.12.3_1 - Reliable, highly configurable mail transfer agent with utilities

serialmail-0.75 - Tools for passing mail across serial links

ezmlm-0.53 - An easy-to-use, high-speed mailing list manager for qmail

inflex-0.1.5.c - Inbound/outbound antivirus e-mail scanner for sendmail servers

mreport-0.9 - Sendmail logfile summary tool

nullmailer-1.00r5_1 - MTA for hosts which relay to a fixed set of smart relays

p5-Mail-Sendmail-0.78 - Perl module implementing a simple, platform-independent mailer

postfix-1.1.7,1 - An alternative to widely-used Sendmail

qmail-contrib-0.1 - Contributed programs for qmail

qmail-mysql-1.03.1.1.8_1 - A SECURE, reliable, and FAST MTA for UNIX systems WITH MySQL support

qmail-tls-1.03.20010627 - A SECURE, reliable, and FAST MTA for UNIX systems WITH TLS support

qmailanalog-0.70 - A collection of tools to analyze qmail-send's activity

postal-0.60 - Benchmark SMTP/POP servers

pflogsumm-1.0.3,1 - Postfix Log Entry Summarizer

vpopmail-5.2 - Easy virtual domain and authentication package for use with qmail

zmailer-2.99.51 - A fully functional fast, robust SMTP server and transport agent

qico-0.48.5 - An FidoNet Technology Network (FTN) compatible mailer for Unix systems

qtools-0.56 - Several utilities for use with qmail

ssmtp-2.38 - Sendmail alternative for small routers (only for outgoing mail)

anteater-0.4 - A MTA log analyzer

cyrus-imspd-v1.6a3 - The cyrus IMSP (Internet Message Support Protocol) server

drweb_sendmail-4.27_2 - Sendmail message filter for virus processing through DrWeb daemon

exim-3.36 - High performance MTA for Unix systems on the Internet

exim-doc-html-3.30 - Documentation for the Exim MTA in multiple formats

exim-doc-pdf-3.30 - Documentation for the Exim MTA in multiple formats

exim-doc-postscript-3.30 - Documentation for the Exim MTA in multiple formats

exim-monitor-3.33 - The Exim monitor for the Exim MTA

ifile-1.0.4 - An application of machine learning to e-mail filtering

noattach-1.0 - A attatchment filter for Sendmail

nbsmtp-0.8 - Simple program for outgoing SMTP delivery

p5-Net-SMTP-Server-1.1 - A native Perl SMTP Server

postfix-1.1.7-20020331,1 - An alternative to widely-used Sendmail

qmHandle-0.5.1 - Tool to view and manage a qmail queue

raysfilter-1.14 - A configurable filter for Sendmail

sendmail-8.12.3_1 - Reliable, highly configurable mail transfer agent with utilities

sma-1.1 - Program that analyses Sendmail log entries

smtpclient-1.0.0 - Simple SMTP client

smtpproxy-1.1.3 - SMTP proxy server

rblcheck-1.4 - Command-line interface to Paul Vixie's RBL filter

binkd-0.9.4 - Fidonet TCP/IP mailer

pathalias-9.16 - Mail routing tools

cucipop-1.31_2 - Cubic Circle's POP3 daemon (fully RFC1939 compliant)

cyrus-1.6.24_2 - The cyrus mail server, supporting POP3, KPOP, and IMAP4 protocols

exim-postgresql-3.36 - High performance MTA for Unix systems on the Internet

imap-uw-2001a,1 - University of Washington IMAP4rev1/POP2/POP3 mail servers

qmail-1.03_1 - A SECURE, reliable, efficient, simple, and FAST MTA for UNIX systems

smail-3.2.0.111 - A program used for receiving and delivering mail

smtpfeed-1.18 - SMTP Fast Exploding External Deliverer for Sendmail

kit - the ultimate mailing kit, {oss}

GaTech.upd - Updates to GaTech sendmail package {oss}

clr.queue - Script to clean-up the sendmail queue {oss}

uumail2.fix - Small fix to uumail release 2 {oss}

sndml.mods - Mods to sendmail to provide translation tables {oss}

smail-deliver.pc - h patches to smail 2.5 for Xenix and/or Deliver {oss}

uumail.pch - UUmail 4.X patch {oss}

sendmail.cf - GaTech Sendmail configuration {oss}

ease.pch - Patches to EASE sendmail.cf language {oss}

deliver2.0pch - Deliver 2.0 patches {oss}

smtp_send - SMTP SEND command for Sendmail {oss}

aliasmooth - perl script for tidying up the aliases file {oss}

GaTech - Sendmail patches/configuration files from Georgia Tech {oss}

uumail - uucp mailer {oss}

uumailclean - lean-up backlogged UUCP mail {oss}

uumail {oss}

uuque {oss}

netdata - Transfer data (and mail) between SYSV and CMS {oss}

GaTech Sendmail files - Sendmail config files {oss}

cfc - "Compile" sendmail.cf files into EASE language {oss}

deliver - flexible email delivery system {oss}

ease - high-level sendmail.cf language {oss}

ida - sendmail enhancement kit {oss}

malias - Expand .mailrc aliases {oss}

smail - a smarter net mailer {oss}

smail - UUCP domain mailer {oss}

uk - UK-1.1 Sendmail Configuration Package {oss}

uumail {oss}

uumailclean - lean-up backlogged UUCP mail {oss}

uuque {oss}

smail - UUCP domain mailer {oss}

barrendero - Program for keeping free space in the mail spool dir {OpenSource}

install-mail - install script for email support in Linux {GPL}

Install-Sendmail - install-sendmail will configure sendmail and fetchmail for you. {GPL}

maildrop - maildrop mail filter/mail delivery agent {GPL}

aliases2cdbm - Convert mail aliases into input suitable for cdbmake {GPL}

SLmail 5.0 up to 25-users

garbmail - Delete old messages from mailboxes in /var/spool/mail

IMHO - IMAP4 Mail Host for Roxen {GPL}

procmail - Automatic email processing upon receipt {unknown}

dot-forward-0.71.tgz - sendmail-style .forward support for qmail

fastforward-0.51.tgz - qmail forwarding, including sendmail-style /etc/aliases

Applications and Utilities

p5-Mail-Sender-0.7.10 - Module for sending mails with attachments through an SMTP server

p5-AxKit-XSP-Sendmail-1.4 - Simple SMTP mailer tag library for AxKit eXtesible Server Pages.

Net::SMTP - Interface to the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). SMTP is how most Internet computers communicate when they're exchanging mail. Part of the libnet bundle. [Perl] {oss}

(The following links to subjects at this site retain your personalized selections.)

POP: Post Office Protocol - Popular method of email delivery for intermittently connected hosts

IMAP: Interactive Mail Access Protocol - Interactive Mail Access Protocol, clients, servers, et al

X.400 - OSI messaging protocol

Email Lists - Management and implementation of electronic mailing lists including Mailing list management (MLM) software. bulk emailers, et al.

Email Protocol Development - follow the development of the email protocols by reading early Requests For Comments.

Email Processing - Automatic processing, Archives, formatting for WWW, autoresponders

Email Notification - programs that notify users when mail arrives

Email User Agents - User interface for reading and composing email

Email for file transfer and MIME - methods of using email for file transfer, including Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) related topics

Electronic Mail - broad overview of electronic mail

Up to Electronic Mail - broad overview of electronic mail software, protocols, et al.

Up to Person to Person Communications - Interpersonal Communications. IRC, BBS, email, paging, write, talk

Up to Communications

freshmeat.net : Topic : Communications : FIDO

freshmeat.net : Topic : Communications : Email : Mail Transport Agents

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/system/mail/mta/ - mail transfer agents

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/system/network/uucp/ - tools for UUCP mail and news transport