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SMTP
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a protocol for sending E-mail.
This protocol was originally used to send E-mail between servers; This proto-
col was originally used to send E-mail between servers; however, currently it
is also used by client E-mail software that uses POP to send E-mail to serv-
ers.
SMTP Authentication
Specification that adds user authentication functions to SMTP, which is used
for sending E-mail.
When sending E-mail, authentication of the user is performed by the SMTP
server, and the E-mail message is permitted to be sent only if authentication
was successful.
TCP/IP
Most networks combine TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) with the
lower-level protocol IP (Internet Protocol). TCP establishes a virtual connec-
tion between two host systems and guarantees the delivery of data between
them while IP specifies the format and addressing of this data sent between
these two host systems.