Re: I don't understand how does postfix work with a POP server

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I don't understand how does postfix work with a...
\ Jordi Cabré (15 May 2007)
. \ (Wietse Venema) (15 May 2007)

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Subject:	Re: I don't understand how does postfix work with a POP server
Group:	Postfix-users
From:	(Wietse Venema)
Date:	15 May 2007

Jordi Cabr?:
> Questions:
>
> * When Postfix determine that a mail is for it, where is the message
> saved?

http://www.postfix.org/OVERVIEW.html#delivering
http://www.postfix.org/ADDRESS_CLASS_README.html

> * How does a POP server comunicate with SMTP server in order to
> obtain the messages from users? POP user are equal to SMTP users?

Postfix creates mailbox or maildir files. The POP server
reads those files.

Wietse