SMTP
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SMTP stands for "Simple Mail Transfer Protocol":
The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. SMTP was originally designed for only plain text (ASCII text), but MIME and other encoding methods enable executable programs and multimedia files to be attached to and transported with the e-mail message. MTP servers route SMTP messages throughout the Internet to a mail server that provides a message store for incoming mail. The mail server uses the POP3 or [IMAP4]] access protocol to communicate with the user's e-mail program.
- How Electronic Mail Works -- at linuxdocs.org
Related wiki pages: Email Guide; Email Protocols; How to Receive and Send Site5 email from an Email Client; IMAP; POP3; Sending Emails
