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-[Acronym] for __M__ail __D__elivery __A__gent.
+An
[Acronym] with two meanings:
-A program such as procmail(1) which is fed ElectronicMail
by the [MTA] and puts
it into
a MailBox.
-
-----
-Alternatively (but rarely used):
__M__onochrome __D__isplay __A__dapter.
-
-MDA's were
the original video card
for [IBM] PC'
s.
It didn't
support any
graphics capabilities
, just
text.
+;; %%% __M__ail __D__elivery __A__gent :
A program such as procmail(1) which is fed [Email]
by the [MTA] and delivers
it to
a MailBox.
+;; %%%
__M__onochrome __D__isplay __A__dapter : Uncommon use:
the original display adapter
for [IBM] [
PC]
s. It had no
support for
graphics, only an 80x25
text mode
.