Mail Server:
Are program allow to create users mail box and e-mails: Microsoft Exchange Server.
*Do Not install ‘Microsoft Exchange Server’ on a regular desktop PC, install it on server like Dell R710, because it just way to slow, not even work to load OWA.
Email Client:
Are program use to retrieve email from the mail server:
-Microsoft Outlook (thick client)
-Web browser (thin client)
This day, you don’t need to run your own mail server:
You can Rent a mail server like.
-Microsoft Online Exchange Server and Office 365.
-Google G-mails.
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Because running your own Exchange Server can be more costly, because it is a complicate program to make it work all the times. Business can’t afford to have email goes down at all! This is why most business do not choose to run their own Exchange Server any more.