I'm new at this computer stuff so can somebody please tell me what an "HTTP" server is?

Question

I am trying to set up an email thing but it keeps asking for the HTTP server.

Answer 1

It is a server that uses Hyper Text Transfer Protocol to stream the data to you.

Answer 2

It means HyperText Transfer Protocol which is the format that the World Wide Web uses to send messages back and forth between your internet browser (typically Internet Explorer or Firefox) to the servers of the websites that house and transmit the information that you view. There is also html coding which is the code that the servers and your browsers interpret as the "computer language" for the different commands and information to be displayed.

Hope this helps! Have a great day!

Answer 3

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

Answer 4

HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. It's basically a computer language/protocol that most websites are made out of. If you're trying to set up email, however, I can't really see how HTTP is involved. Usually for email, it uses either POP (Post Office Protocol or some crap like that) or IMAP (i dunno what that means). Usually, you'd put in pop.whatever-the-emai-site-is.com for when the program asks you for a site. You if your email is from G-Mail, you'd probobly put "pop.gmail.com" in the POP server list and "smtp.gmail.com" for the SMTP list. I'm probably going completly overboard, but I hope this helps you a little bit!

Answer 5

it is the server that handles your email, if you are using your ISP's email then you need to contact them to get that info otherwise if you are using hotmail or yahoo or gmail, etc. then there is no need to set up that email, just access it through the web.

Answer 6

hypertext transfer protocol

Answer 7

What he said... Hyper text is web pages....