Type “ping,” a space and then the name of your SMTP Server. For example, type “ping smtp.server.com” and press “Enter.” The window will then try to contact the SMTP server by the IP address. It will say, “Pinging x.x.x.x with 32 bytes of data.” The “x.x.x.x” will be the SMTPRead More →

SMTP is used to send emails, so it only works for outgoing emails. To be able to send emails, you need to provide the correct SMTP server when you set up your email client. Unlike POP3 and IMAP, SMTP can’t be used to retrieve and store emails. SMTP is alsoRead More →

The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is used for sending and receiving e-mail between e-mail clients and servers. When an SMTP server receives an e-mail from a mail client, the SMTP server will then check the MX records for the domain in the e-mail address in order to exchange theRead More →