The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
mail server
mail hub
1. A program that distributes files or
information in response to requests sent via electronic
mail. Examples on the Internet include Almanac and
netlib. Mail servers are also used on Bitnet.
In the days before Internet access was widespread and UUCP
mail links were common, mail servers could be used to provide
remote services which might now be provided via FTP or
WWW.
2. (Or "mail hub") A computer used to store and/or
forward electronic mail.
(1995-05-05)