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Mail relay server

nounid 3192·updated May 9, 2026
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An electronic mail (e-mail) server that relays messages so that neither the sender nor the recipient is a local user

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

System92%rule-basedr:entity.system.compute.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Mail relay servers
possessive
Mail relay server's
pluralpossessive
Mail relay servers'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
An electronic mail (e-mail) server that relays messages so that neither the sender nor the recipient is a local user

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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