Details: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, or SMTP, is
used for sending email messages. When you first set up an email client
such as Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Live Mail, in
order to use those clients to send email using your Internet Service
Provider, you must first specify the ISP’s SMTP address and enter your
account credentials. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is often used in
conjunction with the Post Office Protocol (POP) now in its third version
(POP3). Where the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used for sending
email messages, POP3 is used for receiving them. Both protocols require
specifying a server address. For example, with the Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol, this address is entered into the “Outgoing email server (SMTP)
field. The ISP provides users with the appropriate Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol server address to enter. It is usually expressed using the
following convention: SMTP.address.com. The POP3 address may be similar
such as POP3.address.com. However, it’s not unusual to use unrelated
servers in conjunction with sending and receiving email messages. For
example, if you own your own domain, you might set up an incoming server
reflecting the email associated with your domain and then using the SMTP
protocol and server address of your Internet Service Provider for
sending messages.
Associated Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Applications:
Email clients such as Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, and Windows
Live Mail
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