Simple Mail Transfer Protocol/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

In the Internet Protocol Suite, SMTP is the basic method for transferring the "envelopes" of electronic mail among servers performing the electronic "post office" function, not the user mailbox function.

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