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spider dude
03-20-2007, 03:16 AM
I have to do a multimedia presentation on how e-mail works. I'm ghetting my information off wikipedia. On wikipedia it explains the process step by step, but some of it hurts my brain when i try to read it. So if someone can help translate, i will be very grateful. The info in at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email I understand steps 1 and 2, but not 3 and 4.


The DNS server for the b.org domain, ns.b.org, responds with an MX record listing the mail exchange servers for that domain, in this case mx.b.org, a server run by Bob's ISP.
smtp.a.org sends the message to mx.b.org using SMTP, which delivers it to the mailbox of the user bob.

DarkReality
03-20-2007, 06:26 AM
Have you tried a different source? Wikipedia isn't always the greatest source, as the info is very compact. Google around and you might find better explanations. That said, I can't help you, sorry. Read through the MX record article in wikipedia would be my guess.

The Fallen One
03-20-2007, 08:41 AM
try this

http://www.howstuffworks.com/email.htm