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What is SMTP?

SMTP

SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. SMTP is used to send email from one mail server to another. SMTP work in conjunction with POP to send and receive email. Some ISP providers do not use SMTP because of spam issues, which may overtax their servers.

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