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taldir-maildir-architecture.rst (911B)

      1 The following illustrations gives an overview of the
      2 architecture and the main interactions:
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      4 .. image:: images/taldir-mailbox-registration.png
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      6 .. image:: images/taldir-mailbox-lookup.png
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      8 The user, in this case Alice, first requires a mailbox URI.
      9 In the case of GNU Taler Mailboxes offered through the mailbox
     10 service, mailbox URIs can be generated from wallet addresses.
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     12 The mailbox URI can then be associated with one or more aliases
     13 by Alice with the directory service.
     14 To do so, Alice must prove that she is actually behind a respective
     15 alias.
     16 For example, a validation link is sent to Alices email address if she
     17 wants to associate her email alias with the mailbox URI.
     18 The validation process differs depending on the alias used.
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     20 Other users, in this case Bob, may then resolve the mailbox URI using
     21 one of Alice's aliases in order to request a payment, or use Alice's
     22 wallet address to send money.
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