MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2025 9:30 am
MIME, short for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions make it easy to send file attachments with emails. MIME is an extension of the original capabilities of the original email protocol, which allowed nothing but plain text to be sent. The introduction of MIME was an exciting time during the development of modern email. Suddenly people could exchange different kinds of data files across the internet (video, audio, applications etc).
MUA (Mail User Agent)
A mail user agent is a type of program that allows you to overseas data send and receive emails. In daily life we just refer to an MUA as an email program. There are two types of MUA, classed by how the programs are accessed:
Email Client: allows a user to access the emails stored on an email server or Mail User Agent (MUA) like Thunderbird or Outlook. Messages are downloaded from a folder when the MUA connects to the email server via POP, or through the more advanced IMAP protocol. Once a message is sent, the email client connects to the server using SMTP protocol.
Web-based Email: If you’ve ever sent a message via Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook, or any other online email account, you have used webmail. While both webmail and client mail is used to send and receive email, webmail differs from client mail because it’s is an internet based app that’s accessed through a browser. Additional software or downloaded applications aren’t necessary because all of the work is handled by remote computers.
MUA (Mail User Agent)
A mail user agent is a type of program that allows you to overseas data send and receive emails. In daily life we just refer to an MUA as an email program. There are two types of MUA, classed by how the programs are accessed:
Email Client: allows a user to access the emails stored on an email server or Mail User Agent (MUA) like Thunderbird or Outlook. Messages are downloaded from a folder when the MUA connects to the email server via POP, or through the more advanced IMAP protocol. Once a message is sent, the email client connects to the server using SMTP protocol.
Web-based Email: If you’ve ever sent a message via Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook, or any other online email account, you have used webmail. While both webmail and client mail is used to send and receive email, webmail differs from client mail because it’s is an internet based app that’s accessed through a browser. Additional software or downloaded applications aren’t necessary because all of the work is handled by remote computers.