APPLICATION LAYER
INTRODUCTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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SMTP is the general email protocol for sending emails between servers
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -SMTP is only used for delivery; it cannot be used to retrieve e-mail messages from servers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an internet standard communication protocol for electronic mail transmission. Mail servers and other message transfer agents use SMTP to send and receive mail messages.
Detailed explanation-3: -SMTP servers commonly use the Transmission Control Protocol on port number 25 (for plaintext) and 587 (for encrypted communications).
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