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Services Utility: Simple Mail Transport Protocol Service | Display Name (?): | Simple Mail Transport Protocol | | Short Name (?): | SMTPSVC | | Executable (?): | inetinfo.exe | | Library (?): | ? | | Depends On (?): | IIS Admin Service, Event Log | | Supports (?): | None. | | Description (?): | Transports electronic mail across the network | | OS (?): | NT4 Server, 2000 Server, Server 2003, Vista Server | | Startup (?): | | Default | Home | Workstation | Server | Minimal | Tweaked | Automatic | | Automatic | Disabled | Disabled | Automatic | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | |
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The simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) service provides SMTP capabilities to Windows. This is used for queuing and sending email across a network, including the Internet. The SMTP service is also used by Windows for replicating email information across domain controllers. This service is also used by Exchange servers. If you are running a mail server then you should leave this set to automatic. If you do not use this ability then you should uninstall email features from add / remove programs on the control panel. |
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