When we install Elastix by default, it comes with a program named Cyrus-IMAP. This program provides access to e-mail by using the IMAP protocol. Elastix also comes with Postfix. Postfix is a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) used to route e-mails among mail servers. It is a fast, easy to administer, and secure open source mail server alternative for Sendmail, written by Wietse Zweitze Venema. It's highly used because of its secure design and reliability.
Every e-mail system is integrated by the following elements as shown in the next diagram:
Mail User Agent (MUA)
Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)
Mail Delivery Agent (MDA)
MUA is the program used to generate and read e-mails and is commonly associated with the user's e-mail program client such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, Pegasus Mail, IBM Lotus Notes, Evolution, or Apple Inc.'s Mail. It is also associated with email services offered via the World Wide Web, such as Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail (now known as Outlook Live...