The Internet Message Transfer Agent (IMTA) is responsible for the receipt, routing, relaying, and delivery of internet mail messages. In addition to the basic functionality of a Mail Transfer System, this component provides connections to other electronic messaging environments.
Key features of the IMTA are:
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Support for the Extended Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (ESMTP), including message size negotiation, 8/7-bit downgrading, extended error codes (RFC 1893), and full support for NOTARY Delivery Status Notifications (RFC 1891) |
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Support of the LDAP Directory |
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High Performance and Scalability for support of diverse messaging needs |
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Support for distribution lists |
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Workgroup and enterprise configurations that allow sites to control the cost and configuration complexity of the IMTA |
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Support for anti-relaying (anti-spamming) |
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Java-based administration |