On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:31:51 -0400, Richard Wordingham
<richard.wordingham@...> wrote:

> 'Email program' is too imprecise for some - it could refer to either the
> client program (which is serving the human client) or the server
> programs trying to dispatch, receive and screen e-mails.

Indeed. While I don't know of specific instances, it's more than likely
that a few computer users have set up a home machine as an e-mail server,
or to include such a function.

I've seen some strong hints that the definitions of client and server seem
backwards -- reversed -- in the X Window System, which is widely used for
Unix and derivatives (loosely speaking), including Linux.

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