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There are a number of servers performing different roles on the Internet.

( 1 ) MAIL SERVERS
• Are servers that transmit the E-mail sent from the mailer (mail software)
Installed in the user’s machine to the mail server of the destination.

• Mail servers controls the e-mail in accordance with the following two
protocols:

Ariel Roy L. Reyes, MEP-ECE SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

POP3 (Post Office Protocol Version 3)

SMTP Some mail

Mail delivery Mail delivery
Servers are
program program
Transfer to other mail server Divided into
SMTP and
memory memory POP
server
POP 3
Delivery to mail to client
client

( 2 ) WWW Server ( 3 ) PROXY Server

• Are also called HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) servers or Web Servers.
• is a server that allows access to the internet for computers that are forbidden to
• These consist of programs used to transfer hyperlinked text, video, audio, etc. access the internet directly.
(also called hypertext information) and HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language • Also has the functionality to temporarily store (caching) accessed information,
files.
designated to reduce the traffic load and faster access.
servers PROXY servers
internet
HTML file transfer HTTP
client firewall
program router
HTML file transfer

HTML file transfer

(hypertext information) Direct access
To the internet router
Is forbidden.
(In place of the
Client, the proxy
Server access the clients
Internet.

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( 4 ) ftp (File Transfer Protocol) Server ( 5 ) News Server

• Deliver files, etc., to the user over the Internet. • Also called NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) servers, transfer news
from other news servers and control the readout of news and news contribution
from users.

program program client tansfer

Network transfer Network transfer
FTP server, transfers program program
terminal NTTP
Programs and other files. contribution
tansfer
internet NTTP
Readout
News file News file

( 6 ) Name Server

• Also called DNS (Domain Name System) servers, that can answer domain
name inquiries from users with IP address.

• This function is one of those that have facilitated use of the Internet.

• To ensure high reliability, name servers usually have the following redundant
configuration.

a. Primary Name Server - A server that has the management

rights for a specialized zone.
b. Secondary Name Server - Server that holds the information
of the primary server.