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Finally, you will set up an '''IMAP''' server called '''Dovecot''' on your '''vm3''' machine, so you can read your email from an MUA such as ''Thunderbird'' or a ''Webmail'' application. You will set up a webmail application called '''Roundcube''' in a later lab).
=== Learning About the Services involved Involved in email delivery an Email Delivery ===
In reality, the terms '''MTA''', '''MDA''', '''MUA''', '''LDA''' can actually be considered misleading since some of those services can be combined together to form a single entity (application), while other applications may operate as separate entities. There may be overlap, so if you don't find those acronyms helpful, don't worry too much about them. On the other hand, when referred to in diagrams, they can help to visualize those processes when trying to understand how an e-mail system works.