What is SMTP? What is SMTP authentication and why do I need to be authenticated?
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a protocol for sending email messages across the Internet. It is used in conjunction with both POP3 and IMAP, protocols that enable you to download messages from a mail server to your computer. SMTP is used for outgoing mail while POP3 and IMAP are used for incoming mail. Way2Host does not support IMAP. If you want to use an email client such as Microsoft Outlook or Netscape Communicator to send email messages, you will need to configure the client so that it connects to the correct SMTP mail server each time you send mail. SMTP authentication is a way to ensure that outgoing emails are really being sent from you and not from someone else who has gained access to your SMTP server, such as a spammer. Each time you log in to your email client, you will need to be authenticated before you can send mail. All you need to do is check your email (that is, connect to the POP3 or incoming mail server). Once you do this, you will be authenticated for the e
