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Definitions of e-mail client:

The software used to compose e-mail.
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A program used to send, receive, and organize e-mail.
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An email client (or mail user agent [MUA]) is a computer program that is used to read and send e-mail. Protocols supported by email clients include POP3 and IMAP. IMAP and the updated IMAP4 are optimized for storage of e-mail on the server, while the POP3 protocol generally assumes that the e-mail is downloaded to the client. The SMTP protocol is used by most email clients to send e-mail. ...
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