Généralités
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, port 25/587, TCP Envoie/réception de mails, sans utilisation de STARTTLS les informations transitent en clair sur le réseau. Client (MUA) ➞ Submission Agent (MSA) ➞ Open
Il est possible d'utiliser SMTP en se connectant directement en telnet sur le port 25, les commandes disponibles sont:
Command | Description |
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AUTH PLAIN | AUTH is a service extension used to authenticate the client. |
HELO | The client logs in with its computer name and thus starts the session. |
MAIL FROM | The client names the email sender. |
RCPT TO | The client names the email recipient. |
DATA | The client initiates the transmission of the email. |
RSET | The client aborts the initiated transmission but keeps the connection between client and server. |
VRFY | The client checks if a mailbox is available for message transfer. |
EXPN | The client also checks if a mailbox is available for messaging with this command. |
NOOP | The client requests a response from the server to prevent disconnection due to time-out. |
QUIT | The client terminates the session. |