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SMTP

From Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, for About.com

Definition: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, or SMTP, is used to send email. The SMTP protocol provides a common language for different servers to send and receive email messages. The default TCP/IP port for the SMTP protocol is port 25.
Also Known As: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
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