On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 14:59:22 +1000, Michael Shannon <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>can anyone point me towards learning resources for SMTP and email basics?

I strongly recommend this book:

  "Internet Email Protocols, A Developer's Guide"   by Kevin Johnson
  published by Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.  ISBN 0-201-43288-9