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Everything about SMTP Authentication
Extension of Internet protocol
SMTP Authentication, often abbreviated SMTP AUTH, is an extension of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) whereby a client may log in using any authentication mechanism supported by the server. It is mainly used by submission servers, where authentication is mandatory. Wikipedia →
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đź“š Books worth reading
Computer networkingJames F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross · 1900
The web application hacker's handbookDafydd Stuttard, Marcus Pinto · 2007
Data Communications and NetworkingBehrouz A. Forouzan, Catherine Ann Coombs · 2000
TCP/IP IllustratedW. Richard Stevens, Kevin R. Fall · 1993
The Book of PostfixPatrick Koetter, Ralf Hildebrandt · 2005
Network and System SecurityJavier López · 2013
Business data communicationsManish Agrawal · 2011- 📕Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 unleashedMarc J. Wolenik · 2014
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