what are email applications

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi,
   Email is a very popular way of communicating with others over the Internet. You can use email with an email client, an application that understands the various email transmission standards and allows you to send, receive, and read email. Red Hat Linux includes several email applications, including graphical email clients like Evolution and Mozilla Mail, and text-based clients like mutt. All of the email client applications are designed to suit certain types of users; so, you can choose one with the features that best suits your particular needs.
   
   The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate how to use some of the popular email applications included in Red Hat Linux. Since all email clients perform the same basic tasks (send and receive email), choose the one that is most convenient and easy to use.
   
   This chapter will briefly discuss the following email clients:
   
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         Evolution
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         Mozilla Mail
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         Text-based email clients
   
   Before you launch an email client, you should have some information from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) handy so that you can configure the client properly. The following lists a few important things you may need to know:
   
   Your email address
   
       The email address you will use to send and receive mail. This is usually in the form of yourname@yourisp.net.
   Server type for receiving email (POP or IMAP)
   
       In order to receive mail, you must know what type of server your network administrator or ISP is using. This POP or IMAP address, is usually in the form of mail.someisp.net.
   
       POP, short for Post Office Protocol, is used to send email from a mail server to your email client's inbox, the place where incoming email is stored. Most ISP email servers use the POP protocol, although some can use the newer IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol).
   
       IMAP, short for Internet Message Access Protocol, is a protocol for retrieving email messages from your ISP's email server. IMAP differs from POP in that email from IMAP servers are stored on the server and stays there even as you download and read your mail, whereas POP mail is downloaded to your email client directly and does not stay on the server

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