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Mail user agent (MUA)

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Mail user agent (MUA)

A mail user agent (MUA), also called an email client, is a mail client application that grants users access to a mail server in order to create, send, and receive email messages. MUA examples include Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, and Apple Mail.

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