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6 6  But why do we even need an SMTP server in the first place? Well, we don't really need one but, at the end of the day, it's very handy to have one, nonetheless.
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8 8  = How does email work?=
9 9  Email works on different levels but the general gist of it is that it all boils down to SMTP servers acting as the backbone of all email providers.
10 10  SMTP is a protocol that allows email servers to send an email from one another, either encrypted with TLS on port 25 using the STARTTLS command, or even in plaintext.