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What is the main responsibility of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) in the context of electronic mail?
What is the main responsibility of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) in the context of electronic mail?
- Composing and editing mail messages
- Managing the mailbox of the user
- Reading incoming mail messages
- Reliably transferring email messages between mail servers (correct)
Which port does SMTP typically use for the transfer of email messages?
Which port does SMTP typically use for the transfer of email messages?
- Port 443
- Port 80
- Port 25 (correct)
- Port 110
What is the main role of a user agent in the context of electronic mail?
What is the main role of a user agent in the context of electronic mail?
- Reliably transferring email messages between mail servers
- Managing the mailbox of the user
- Storing outgoing (to be sent) mail messages
- Composing, editing, and reading mail messages (correct)
Which component contains all the messages of a user in the electronic mail process?
Which component contains all the messages of a user in the electronic mail process?
In the context of electronic mail, what is the primary function of a mail server?
In the context of electronic mail, what is the primary function of a mail server?
What type of transfer occurs when sending and receiving emails on the same mail server?
What type of transfer occurs when sending and receiving emails on the same mail server?
What is the primary purpose of the SMTP protocol?
What is the primary purpose of the SMTP protocol?
In the context of SMTP messages, what is represented by commands written in 7-bit ASCII format?
In the context of SMTP messages, what is represented by commands written in 7-bit ASCII format?
Which protocol is primarily used for retrieving emails from the server?
Which protocol is primarily used for retrieving emails from the server?
What happens during step 3 of the SMTP message exchange process?
What happens during step 3 of the SMTP message exchange process?
Which type of protocol is HTTP primarily considered to be?
Which type of protocol is HTTP primarily considered to be?
What is the role of user agent in the context of SMTP?
What is the role of user agent in the context of SMTP?
Which protocol allows the user to organize messages in folders and keeps user state across sessions?
Which protocol allows the user to organize messages in folders and keeps user state across sessions?
What differentiates SMTP from HTTP in terms of port usage?
What differentiates SMTP from HTTP in terms of port usage?
What differentiates POP from IMAP in terms of message storage?
What differentiates POP from IMAP in terms of message storage?
What represents the end of an SMTP message in terms of formatting?
What represents the end of an SMTP message in terms of formatting?
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