Question

What is the full form of SMTP?
1. Solid Mail Transaction Protocol
2. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 
3. Simple Mask Translation Protocol
4. System Mail Translation Protocol

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 

The correct answer is option 2.

  SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

• SMTP is a set of communication guidelines that allow the software to transmit electronic mail over the internet is called Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
• It is a program used for sending messages to other computer users based on e-mail addresses.
• The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is used to deliver e-mail messages over the Internet.
• This protocol is used by most e-mail clients to deliver messages to the server and is also used by servers to forward messages to their final destination.
• Communication between mail servers generally uses the standard TCP port 25 designated for SMTP.

Hence the correct answer is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.