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220-802 · Question #486
220-802 Question #486: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B: SMTP. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the protocol responsible for sending (outgoing) email. POP and IMAP handle receiving (incoming) email, which is working correctly in this scenario. FTP is a file transfer protocol unrelated to email, and SNMP is a network management protoco
Question
A user can receive email but cannot send email with the email client software. Which of the following protocols is incorrectly configured?
Options
- AFTP
- BSMTP
- CPOP
- DSNMP
Explanation
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the protocol responsible for sending (outgoing) email. POP and IMAP handle receiving (incoming) email, which is working correctly in this scenario. FTP is a file transfer protocol unrelated to email, and SNMP is a network management protocol. Since only sending is broken, SMTP is the misconfigured protocol.
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