SMTP is required or not when send email

Hello list,

when I send email, I include system.web.mail namespace in my code behind page.
My question is do I need SMTP service installed on web server or not?

Thanks,

Peterwell, not as such. you need an SMTP serversomewhere but it doesn't have to be on the local machine - you can point at a remote machine if you wish (and if you have permission, of course)

j