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[Acronym] for __S__imple __M__ail __T__ransfer __P__rotocol

It's what email uses for sending.

You can implement secure [SMTP] using the STARTTLS command.

[POP3] and [IMAP] are what is used for recieving email.

Mail format is specified in RFC:2822, and then extended with [MIME].

Programs which send/recieve [SMTP] are usually called [MTA] (Mail Transport Agents)

[RFC]'s:

* RFC:3207 - SMTP Service Extension for Secure SMTP over Transport Layer Security
* RFC:3030 - SMTP Service Extensions for Transmission of Large and Binary MIME Messages
* RFC:2920 - SMTP Service Extension for Command Pipelining
* RFC:2852 - Deliver By SMTP Service Extension
* RFC:2822 - Internet Message Format
* RFC:2821 - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
* RFC:2645 - ON-DEMAND MAIL RELAY (ODMR) SMTP with Dynamic IP Addresses
* RFC:2554 - SMTP Service Extension for Authentication
* RFC:2505 - Anti-Spam Recommendations for SMTP MTAs
* RFC:2487 - SMTP Service Extension for Secure SMTP over TLS
* RFC:2442 - The Batch SMTP Media Type
* RFC:2197 - SMTP Service Extension for Command Pipelining
* RFC:2034 - SMTP Service Extension for Returning Enhanced Error Codes
* RFC:1985 - SMTP Service Extension for Remote Message Queue Starting
* RFC:1891 - SMTP Service Extension for Delivery Status Notifications
* RFC:1870 - SMTP Service Extension for Message Size Declaration
* RFC:1869 - SMTP Service Extensions
* RFC:1854 - SMTP Service Extension for Command Pipelining
* RFC:1846 - SMTP 521 Reply Code
* RFC:1845 - SMTP Service Extension for Checkpoint/Restart
* RFC:1830 - SMTP Service Extensions for Transmission of Large and Binary MIME Messages
* RFC:1653 - SMTP Service Extension for Message Size Declaration
* RFC:1652 - SMTP Service Extension for 8bit-MIMEtransport
* RFC:1651 - SMTP Service Extensions
* RFC:1428 - Transition of Internet Mail from Just-Send-8 to 8bit-SMTP/MIME
* RFC:1427 - SMTP Service Extension for Message Size Declaration
* RFC:1426 - SMTP Service Extension for 8bit-MIMEtransport
* RFC:1425 - SMTP Service Extensions
* RFC:1090 - SMTP on X.25
* RFC:1047 - Duplicate messages and SMTP
* RFC:0876 - Survey of SMTP implementations
* RFC:0822 - Standard for the format of ARPA Internet text messages - Old see RFC:2822 now
* RFC:0821 - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol - Old see RFC:2821 now

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Last edited on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 1:06:15 pm by AdrianKitto
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