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MAILER DAEMON [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

In technical terms it is a computer program lurking in the background, usually listening on certain service ports, springing to life when you contact it there. The mailer daemon is a good example. The email program on your computer, for instance MS Outlook, dumps the message you just wrote onto the daemon (running on a server) which subsequently takes care of the actual delivery over the Internet.

Key term(s)
  • mailer demon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Démon qui assure l'acheminement des messages électroniques et avertit l'expéditeur lorsqu'un message n'a pu atteindre son destinataire.

OBS

démon de messagerie : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 27 décembre 2009.

Spanish

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