MetaGlossary.com: Open Mail Relay

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Keywords: Smtp, Sender, Relay, Mta, Recipient

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a mail server that allows anyone from anywhere on the Internet to send email through it to a remote recipient

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a mail transport agent (MTA) that is configured to forward mail between senders and recipients who are not a part of the MTA's operational domain

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an e-mail server that accepts and routes mail from and to users not associated with the server's domain

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a server that will accept mail from any user on the Internet that is addressed to any other user on the Internet

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a SMTP mail server that processes mail where neither the sender or the recipient is a local user

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a SMTP server configured to allow anyone on the internet to relay (send) a message using it

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An open mail relay is an SMTP (e-mail) server configured in such a way that it allows anyone on the Internet to relay (i.e. send) e-mail through it.

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