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Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) : Rituraj Ramteke Bbi 4 Year BI-35

This document discusses the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). SMTP defines how electronic mail messages are sent and received between message transfer agents (MTAs) using commands and responses. The mail transfer process occurs in three phases - connection establishment, message transfer, and connection termination. SMTP commands include MAIL FROM, RCPT TO, DATA, and QUIT, while responses are three-digit codes that provide status of command execution.

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Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) : Rituraj Ramteke Bbi 4 Year BI-35

This document discusses the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). SMTP defines how electronic mail messages are sent and received between message transfer agents (MTAs) using commands and responses. The mail transfer process occurs in three phases - connection establishment, message transfer, and connection termination. SMTP commands include MAIL FROM, RCPT TO, DATA, and QUIT, while responses are three-digit codes that provide status of command execution.

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SIMPLE MAIL TRANSPORT PROTOCOL (SMTP)

PRESENTED BY:

RITURAJ RAMTEKE BBI 4TH YEAR BI-35

OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION
COMMANDS AND RESPONSES MAIL TRANSFER PHASES

INTRODUCTION
The mail transfer is done through message transfer agents (MTAs). The formal protocol that defines the MTA client and server in the Internet is called Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). SMTP defines how messages and electronic mails must be sent and received. SMTP uses Commands and Responses to transfer messages between an MTA client and server.

CONTD:

COMMANDS
Commands are sent from the client to the server. SMTP defines some commands : KEYWORDS HELLO MAIL FROM RCPT TO DATA QUIT RSET VRFY Name of recipient ARGUMENTS Senders host name Sender of the message Recipient Body KEYWORDS NOOP TURN EXPN HELP SEND FROM SMOL FROM SMAL FROM Mailing list to be expended Command name Intended recipient Intended recipient Intended recipient ARGUMENTS

RESPONSES
Responses are sent from the server to the client.

A response is a three-digit code that may be followed by additional textual information.


The codes may be :
I. 2yz (POSITIVE COMPLETION REPLY)

II. 3yz (POSITIVE INTERMEDIATE REPLY) III. 4yz (TRANSIENT NEGATIVE REPLY) IV. 5yz (PERMANENT NEGATIVE COMPLETION REPLY)

MAIL TRANSFER PHASES

The process of transferring a mail message occurs in three phases:


Connection Establishment Message Transfer Connection Termination

CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT

MESSAGE TRANSFER

CONNECTION TERMINATION

THANK YOU

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