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MESSAGE TRANSFER AGENT [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2014-08-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- message transfer agent
1, record 1, English, message%20transfer%20agent
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MTA 1, record 1, English, MTA
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
functional unit of the message transfer system that conveys messages to users or to groups of users identified by distribution lists 1, record 1, English, - message%20transfer%20agent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
message transfer agent; MTA: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-32:1999]. 2, record 1, English, - message%20transfer%20agent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agent de transfert de messages
1, record 1, French, agent%20de%20transfert%20de%20messages
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
unité fonctionnelle du système de transfert de messages, qui envoie des messages à des utilisateurs ou à des groupes d'utilisateurs identifiés par des listes de distribution 1, record 1, French, - agent%20de%20transfert%20de%20messages
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
agent de transfert de messages : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-32:1999]. 2, record 1, French, - agent%20de%20transfert%20de%20messages
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-09-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Data Transmission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- message transfer agent
1, record 2, English, message%20transfer%20agent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- MTA 1, record 2, English, MTA
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- mail transfer agent 2, record 2, English, mail%20transfer%20agent
correct
- MTA 3, record 2, English, MTA
correct
- MTA 3, record 2, English, MTA
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Within Internet message handling services (MHS), a message transfer agent or mail transfer agent (MTA) ... is software that transfers electronic mail messages from one computer to another using a client–server application architecture. An MTA implements both the client (sending) and server (receiving) portions of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. 4, record 2, English, - message%20transfer%20agent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Transmission de données
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- agent de transfert de messages
1, record 2, French, agent%20de%20transfert%20de%20messages
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- ATM 2, record 2, French, ATM
correct, masculine noun
- MTA 3, record 2, French, MTA
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un client ou agent d’utilisateur (MUA) élabore d’abord le message à envoyer. Il établit ensuite une connexion SMTP [simple mail transfer protocol] avec son agent de transfert de messages (MTA). Le MUA utilise les commandes SMTP pour identifier l’expéditeur et le destinataire, puis transmet le message au MTA. En pareil cas, le MTA est un serveur de courriel hébergé par le fournisseur de services Internet (FSI) de l’expéditeur. 4, record 2, French, - agent%20de%20transfert%20de%20messages
Record 2, Key term(s)
- agent de transfert de message
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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