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Computer Networks - II — Question 21

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Question 21

SMTP is used for

  1. Adding address to emails
  2. Connecting with server
  3. Sending emails from one server to another
  4. Downloading emails
Answer

Sending emails from one server to another

Reason — The SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) protocol is used by the Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) to deliver sent email to the recipients's mail server. This protocol can only be used to send emails, not to receive them.