2006-12-25 12:38:45 · 7 answers · asked by waterlooguy 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It is the standard protocol for sending out e-mail over the internet.
The compliment to the SMTP server is usually a POP3 or IMAP server which handles incoming mail.
When you use an e-mail client instead of web-based e-mail (like Eudora or Outlook instead of http://mail.yahoo.com for instance) you usually have to specify your SMTP server manually so your e-mail client knows which server to use when sending out e-mail. Same goes for your incoming mail server for receiving e-mail. So for example, your outgoing mail server might be set to smtp.mail.yahoo.com and your incoming mail server might be pop.mail.yahoo.com.
You can think of it as a post office, with the SMTP servers as the mail carriers bringing your letter to the post office. They also make sure the addresses on the letter are valid and then the letter is stored in the receiver’s mailbox. Then, when the receiver goes to retrieve the letter, they can use their POP3 (Post Office Protocol) server to fetch the letter from the mailbox.
2006-12-25 13:57:30 · answer #1 · answered by suzumochi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SMTP =Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
A server that is configured with SMTP is used to send email
2006-12-25 12:48:24 · answer #2 · answered by Shayuru 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Small Mail Transfer Protocol Server. The big one at the ISP; Internet Service Provider which is responsible for accepting the E Mail you send.
They receive your letters and send them to the ISP; POP: Point of Protocol your friend is a member of.
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2006-12-25 12:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by d4d9er 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol:
The standard for transmitting email on the interwebs between mail servers.
2006-12-25 12:46:21 · answer #4 · answered by amandafofanda66 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi
It means , Simple Message Transfer Protocol , its used to deliver emails. It manage email accounts and create the port in the tcp in order to send and recive emails
2006-12-25 12:44:55 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I is used to send email. You only need to know it if you are configuring your email like in outlook or something similar.
2006-12-25 12:40:45 · answer #6 · answered by micaso1971 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is primarily used in regard to setting up email(outlook express)
as an example.
2006-12-25 12:40:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋