";s:4:"text";s:1534:"The MTA will also use addressing and routing information to act as an intermediary, accepting messages from other servers and forwarding them to their destination. It is responsible for transferring and routing an electronic mail message from the sender’s computer to the recipient’s computer. You can use message tracking for message forensics, mail flow analysis, reporting, and troubleshooting. What is a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)? The Message Transfer Agent sends, receives, and delivers mail between servers within the Exchange System. A message transfer agent, mail relay, or mail transfer agent is software that transfers electronic mail messages from one computer to another using SMTP in the Internet email system. This list may not reflect recent changes (). Message Transfer Agent: A message transfer agent (MTA) is a software application used within an Internet message handling system (MHS). Message Transfer Agent (messaging) (MTA, Mail Transfer Agent) Any program responsible for delivering e-mail messages. A MTA is an application that routes and transmits electronic mail from one node on a network to another. In some contexts, we also use the terms mail exchanger, mail server, and MX host.