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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol facts for kids

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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an Internet communication protocol used to send and relay an email message between email servers. It is not used to retrieve email messages from a server. Instead either IMAP or POP is used to retrieve email messages.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Protocolo para transferencia simple de correo para niños

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