basic notes about the mail services lecture

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+# Email Service
+
+> Standards 
+
+Try to keep things with standard protocols
+
+> Automation
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+Have some system that can create emails for you instead of manually creating them
+
+> Redundancy
+
+Backup mail servers to insure against partial loss
+
+> POP/IMAP
+
+Most servers accept IMAP and not POP anymore
+
+> Encryption
+
+For the most part we use SSL on the mail server to retain privacy among the users.
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