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Newer page: version 5 Last edited on Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:30:49 pm by AristotlePagaltzis Revert
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-[Acronym] for __M__ail __D__elivery __A__gent.  
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-A program such as procmail(1) which is fed ElectronicMail by the [MTA] and puts it into a MailBox.  
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-Alternatively (but rarely used): __M__onochrome __D__isplay __A__dapter.  
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-MDA's were the original video card for [IBM] PC' s. It didn't support any graphics capabilities , just text. 
+An [Acronym] with two meanings:  
+# __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): the original display adapter for [IBM] [ PC] s. It had no support for graphics, only an 80x25 text mode