| Question: | What is a SMTP server? | | Answer: | SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocal) server is your outgoing mail server This means that when you check your email, your computer contacts a POP server for retrieving your email and contacts another server called a SMTP server that is dedicated to distributing your email.
On Unix-based systems, sendmail is the most widely-used SMTP server for e-mail. A commercial package, Sendmail, includes a POP3 server. Microsoft Exchange includes an SMTP server and can also be set up to include POP3 support.
When you subscribe web hosting with JDANY Tech, your SMTP server will be mail.yourdomain.com | | last updated 11.09.2004 | user rating:  | |
