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What is an e-mail client?

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Mar 15, 2026673 views

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What is an e-mail client? Why might I need one? If I am sending e-mail, I log on to my service provider (e.g. Yahoo!) directly. Where does an e-mail client fit in in this scenario?

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A client is a program/user that uses resources of another machine, called a server. An email client is a program that uses email resources (reading, sending) from a mail server. Webmail front ends (hotmail, yahoo, web gmail) are all mail clients. Bu…

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