what is the 'host' for SMTP?

[John Salerno]

Steve R. Hastings wrote:
> On Wed, 03 May 2006 16:10:16 +0000, John Salerno wrote:
>> If all I 
>> put in is, for example, smtp.gmail.com, how is that directed to my own 
>> email address?
> 
> The address of the SMTP server does not specify where the email will go. 
> SMTP is a protocol, and when you are talking SMTP to the server, part of
> what the conversation includes will be to whom you wish to send the email.
> 
> Please Google for information on SMTP.  You can also start here:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMTP
> 

Thanks, I'll give it a look.