Email server vs. Email client?

Question

What is the difference between an email server and an email client?

Am trying to create a local working environment to test my php mail app, I am using Mailtraq server console, it does the job, but I can't get it to show any html in the email, so am stuck with plain old text with the html tags showing up in the email. Is there any thing better I can use.

Answer 1

In short: a server receives requests from multiple clients, analyses their request and sends a result to them; a client sends the request to the server, waits for the answer and then displays it to the user.

This is of course general speaking.

Answer 2

An email server is a program that stores email messages until the email client requests it. Microsoft Outlook Express, Outlook are both email clients that will display html code. There are many other email clients as well if you are looking for something on Linux.



For an email server, you can use the free version of MailEnable or any other free email server.

Answer 3

An email client is anything like outlook, outlook express, even web apps like yahoo and gmail are now basically considered "email clients". It's the software the user checks their email with.



The email server is the "back end" device that actually serves up all the mail to the users.

Answer 4

Email server is the place where all of your emails are stored. When people send mail to you using SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol), your email server will have a role as SMTP server where it take the email that is sent to you. You can retrieve the mail using email client by using some protocol (POP3 or IMAP).(e.g Outlook)