Skip to content

Port lookup

Port 25 — TCP

SMTP

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) moves mail from one mail server to another. It is how mail leaves one server and reaches the next.

Why it matters

An open mail port can be used to send junk mail, so only your own mail servers should use it.

Back to the port list

Learn on the job

Ports are daily work on the network desk.

Look up a port here, then see it in real work on the network desk.