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Re: SMTP transactions for local mail ?

From: Wietse Venema (wietseporcupine.org)
Date: Thu Dec 09 2010 - 06:14:01 CST


Sufian Hameed:
> Hi,
>
> When an email is sent from one MailServer to Another there are several SMTP
> transaction before the actual data is sent like
>
> HELO
> MAIL FROM
> RCPT TO
> DATA

If you use SMTP, then you use the protocol described in RFC 5321.

> is it the same when an email is send locally (to a user within the same
> server)?

If you use SMTP, then you use the protocol described in RFC 5321.

        Wietse