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whats the difference between smtp server and exchange server?

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    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Microsoft Exchange Server is calendaring software, a mail server and contact manager developed by Microsoft. It is a server program that runs on Windows Server and is part of the Microsoft Servers line of products.

    SMTP is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Used only for Email.

  • 6 years ago

    Exchange is Microsoft's proprietary server for email etc. to run on Windows servers.

    SMTP (and POP3, IMAP etc) are industry-standard protocols for email etc., that work the same across all operating systems.

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