or software whose primary or most visible role is to work as an email client may also use the term.

Retrieving messages from a mailbox

Like most client programs, an email client is only active when a user runs it. The common arrangement is for an email user (the client) to make an arrangement with a remote Mail Transfer Agent(MTA) server for the receipt and storage of the client's emails. The MTA, using a suitable mail delivery agent (MDA),

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