SMTP / Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A protocol used to exchange electronic mail (email) between computers. Although proprietary mail systems and webmail systems use their own non-standard protocols to access mail box accounts on their own mail servers, all use SMTP to sending and receiving email from outside their own systems.

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Knowledge base

• SMTP Authentication
  
• SMTP Target Type
  
• SMTP server configuration
  
• SMTP Servers Configuration
  
• Mail Round-trip scenarios
  

Glossary

• IIS / Internet Information Services
  
• WebSitePulse
  
• CRAM-MD5 SMTP authentication
  

Frequently asked questions

• What types of applications are monitored?
  
• What should I monitor?
  
• I can monitor my own servers locally. Why do I need WebSitePulse.com?