## Chapter 8: Messaging in Windows NT and UNIX

Messaging presents the most readily-shared service of Microsoft® Windows NT® and UNIX integration. Similar functionality is offered on both platforms, but it is still probably easier for a UNIX system administrator to learn Windows NT messaging systems than vice versa. Because of the complexity of UNIX Sendmail configuration, UNIX administrators are likely to have already made a considerable investment of time learning the system. Both operating systems use Internet standards such as Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP), Post Office Protocol (POP3), and Internet Messaging Access Protocol (IMAP) to communicate with the "outside world." The Messaging Application Programming (MAPI) protocol is used by many commercial messaging systems.

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