[PHP] smtp server and socket connections

I just wanted to come to grips with how sockets/SMTP works. Is it like this... 1. I open the socket to the SMTP server 2. I fire the mail through - a few thousand emails 3. I close the socket Also, is step 3 necessary? Regards, Matthew Delmarter -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.

[PHP] smtp server and socket connections

I just wanted to come to grips with how sockets/SMTP works. Is it like this... 1. I open the socket to the SMTP server 2. I fire the mail through - a few thousand emails 3. I close the socket Also, is step 3 necessary? Regards, Matthew Delmarter -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.