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The '''Simple Mail Transfer Protocol''' is the [[application]] [[protocol]] used to transfer [[email]]. It was initially designed for the [[Network Control | The '''Simple Mail Transfer Protocol''' is the [[application]] [[protocol]] used to transfer [[email]]. It was initially designed for the [[Network Control Protocol|NCP]] [[protocol suite]]; before its creation, email was transferred by an adjunct to [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]]. It has since been updated to function over [[Transmission Control Protocol|TCP]], for use on the [[Internet]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:01, 29 June 2022
The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is the application protocol used to transfer email. It was initially designed for the NCP protocol suite; before its creation, email was transferred by an adjunct to FTP. It has since been updated to function over TCP, for use on the Internet.
