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What exactly is an Exchange mail Server?

What is the difference between Mail server and Exchange server ?

  • how does the mail server works and the exchange server works and who uses them mainly??

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    No difference, mostly. Exchange is Microsoft's proprietary mail system. Other mail servers might use another Windows -based product or a *nix-based tool like Sendmail. On a very basic level, the work the same way. Users have a mailbox directly on the servers, and all their incoming mail is routed to that server and delivered to their mailbox. Users then use a mail client to retrieve their mail and route replies and outgoing mail. In the case of Exchange servers, users will use the Microsoft Outlook client in most cases, although the server does support other client software.

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It is the difference between a car and a Chevy. A mail server is any computer that controls the storage, sending and receiving of email, "Exchange" is a software build by Microsoft that lets you use your computer as a mail server. "Mail server" is a generic computer for any computer that manages email "Exchange" is the brand name of the mail server software made by Microsoft. Exchange is a mail server program, but not all mail servers are running Exchange.

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Same thing... Exchange is a name of Mail Server made by Microsoft. Exchange Server is a Mail Server from and for Micro Soft which only works on Window Server Operating Systems. Mail Server is a Service which handles POP/IMAP mail Access. Which Collects and holds emails. Any computer or program can send emails... this is why spam is created and hard to control... through a service called SMTP (send mail to people {really stand for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol}) which sends emails to Mail Servers. Clients like Outlook are configured to download those messages from the Server... regardless what Mail Server is Running. Exim Server (most popular mail server runs on Linux and window machines via Cygwin )

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