simple mail transfer protocol

sim·ple mail trans·fer pro·to·col

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sim-puh l meyl verb trans-fur, trans-fer proh-tuh-kawl, -kol, -kohl]
- /ˈsɪm pəl meɪl verb trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər ˈproʊ təˌkɔl, -ˌkɒl, -ˌkoʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sim-puh l meyl verb trans-fur, trans-fer proh-tuh-kawl, -kol, -kohl]
- /ˈsɪm pəl meɪl verb trænsˈfɜr, ˈtræns fər ˈproʊ təˌkɔl, -ˌkɒl, -ˌkoʊl/

Definition of simple mail transfer protocol words

noun Technical meaning of simple mail transfer protocol (messaging) (SMTP) A protocol defined in STD 10, RFC 821, used to transfer electronic mail between computers, usually over Ethernet. It is a server to server protocol, so other protocols are used to access the messages. The SMTP dialog usually happens in the background under the control of the message transfer agent, e.g. sendmail but it is possible to interact with an SMTP server using telnet to connect to the normal SMTP port, 25. E.g. telnet mhs-relay.ac.uk 25 You should normally start by identifying the local host: HELO wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk You can then issue commands to verify an address or expand an alias: VRFY [email protected] VRFY postmaster or expand a mailing list: EXPN c-help You can even send a message: MAIL From:<[email protected]> RCPT To:<[email protected]> DATA What is the point? . QUIT This is useful if you want to find out exactly what is happening to your message at a certain point. See also Post Office Protocol, RFC 822, sendmail. 1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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