mail server

collocation in English

meaningsofmailandserver

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mail
noun
uk
/meɪl/us
/meɪl/
the letters, etc. that are sent to or from people, or the system for sending letters, etc. from place ...
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server
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɜː.vər/us
/ˈsɝː.vɚ/
computing
a central computer from which other computers ...
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(Definition ofmailandserverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmail server

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He runs themailserverat toad.com as an open mail relay.
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Moreover, the system should be flexible and make it easy to re-purpose for specific goals like running a web- ormailserver.
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Unlike other collaboration appliances, backend does not come with its ownmailserverand allows users to plug in their existing systems.
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Themailserversimply forwards email messages addressed to an email alias on to another, specified email address.
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It is often the username of the recipient on themailserveror in the destination domain.
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The intended recipient is not notified that all email from a certainmailserveris being persistently blocked.
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When amailserveris greylisted, the duration of time between the initial delay and the re-transmission is variable.
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However, the original incident that noted the e-mail failure may spawn a "ping" of themailserverresponsible for relaying the e-mails.
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In normal use, mail is pushed to a destinationmailserver(or next-hopmailserver) as it arrives.
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Amailserveris a computer that serves as an electronic post office for email.
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When new mail arrives to themailserver, it does not know what address the client is currently assigned.
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Once themailserverreceives and processes the message, several events occur: recipient server identification, connection establishment, and message transmission.
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Next, using themailservercommands, the client sends the recipient list to themailserver.
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Themailserverwould then reject any message containing the phrase.
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Whenever there is a new event (email, contact or calendar) on themailserveror mobile device, the synchronization is processed immediately.
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The scripts are transferred to themailserverin a server-dependent way.
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This means that no assumptions can be made about the meaning of the local-part of anothermailserver.
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