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What is the purpose of the SMTP command "HELO"

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If a client initiates the SMTP communication using an EHLO (Extended Hello) command instead of the HELO command some additional SMTP commands are often available. They are often referred to as Extended SMTP (ESMTP) commands or SMTP service extensions. Every server can have its own set of extended SMTP commands. yea what they said

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If a client initiates the SMTP communication using an EHLO (Extended Hello) command instead of the HELO command some additional SMTP commands are often available. They are often referred to as Extended SMTP (ESMTP) commands or SMTP service extensions. Every server can have its own set of extended SMTP commands.
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