Check the functionality and security of your SMTP server with the help of our online SMTP tester. Fill out the fields displayed below to get started.
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Our SMTP test tool is made to help you test the working and operation of your SMTP server. You can specify your particular server using the hostname or the IP address. After that, you can specify the sending and receiving email addresses and simulate a standard email transfer to see if the SMTP server is working properly or not.
This SMTP checker benefits developers and web admins by allowing them to check and diagnose issues with their SMTP servers. Once the issues are resolved, the server can send emails without a problem.
If you are new to our SMTP test tool, here is a brief explanation to help you understand what SMTP is and why it is important in networking.
SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It is a protocol, or a method, for sending email messages from an email client to a server. It is also used when email data is being transferred from one server to another (before being passed on to the client on the receiving end).
SMTP utilizes TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) to connect the different services/clients so that the email data can be transferred. It can be understood as a protocol for standardizing email transfer. Every device that uses SMTP can easily communicate via email.
This is where our tool comes in. It allows you to test the functionality of your SMTP server (i.e., the one that is vital for email transfer) to determine whether or not it is working the way it is supposed to.
Here is a guide on how you can use our SMTP tester tool.
When all of these fields are filled, and the options are selected, click on the “Test SMTP” button to start the process.
Here are some of the benefits of testing SMTP:
The full form of SMTP is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
Both ports 25 and 587 are used by SMTP. However, port 587 is popularly used nowadays instead of 25.
SSL and TLS are both encryption protocols. TLS is the new and enhanced version of SSL. TLS has better and more advanced algorithms, while SSL relies on older ones.