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  • January 5, 2001 at 5:00 pm #2112101

    What is a POP3 Server

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    by raj_narla · about 23 years, 3 months ago

    Can any one tell me what a POP3 server actually mean, and what other servers exist.

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    • January 5, 2001 at 5:42 pm #3886818

      What is a POP3 Server

      by emcs · about 23 years, 3 months ago

      In reply to What is a POP3 Server

      POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is the most recent version of a standard protocol for receiving e-mail. POP3 is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your Internet server. Periodically, you (or your client e-mail receiver) check your mail-box on the server and download any mail. POP3 is built into the Netmanage suite of Internet products and one of the most popular e-mail products, Eudora. It’s also built into the Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers.

      An alternative protocol is Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). With IMAP, you view your e-mail at the server as though it was on your client computer. An e-mail message deleted locally is still on the server. E-mail can be kept on and searched at the server.

      POP can be thought of as a “store-and-forward” service. IMAP can be thought of as a remote file server.

      POP and IMAP deal with the receiving of e-mail and are not to be confused with the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), a protocol for transferring e-mail across the Internet. You send e-mail with SMTP and a mail handler receives it on your recipient’s behalf. Then the mail is read using POP or IMAP.

      The conventional port number for POP3 is 110.

      Read more about it at:
      A Mini-FAQ on client/server mail protocols
      is available that discusses both POP3 and
      IMAP and provides links to their Request
      for Comments specifications.

      SearchSystemsManagement.com has many
      links related to POP3.

      Keep on reading. Food luck.

      dennie

    • January 5, 2001 at 5:42 pm #3886817

      What is a POP3 Server

      by emcs · about 23 years, 3 months ago

      In reply to What is a POP3 Server

      POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is the most recent version of a standard protocol for receiving e-mail. POP3 is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your Internet server. Periodically, you (or your client e-mail receiver) check your mail-box on the server and download any mail. POP3 is built into the Netmanage suite of Internet products and one of the most popular e-mail products, Eudora. It’s also built into the Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers.

      An alternative protocol is Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). With IMAP, you view your e-mail at the server as though it was on your client computer. An e-mail message deleted locally is still on the server. E-mail can be kept on and searched at the server.

      POP can be thought of as a “store-and-forward” service. IMAP can be thought of as a remote file server.

      POP and IMAP deal with the receiving of e-mail and are not to be confused with the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), a protocol for transferring e-mail across the Internet. You send e-mail with SMTP and a mail handler receives it on your recipient’s behalf. Then the mail is read using POP or IMAP.

      The conventional port number for POP3 is 110.

      Read more about it at:
      A Mini-FAQ on client/server mail protocols
      is available that discusses both POP3 and
      IMAP and provides links to their Request
      for Comments specifications.

      SearchSystemsManagement.com has many
      links related to POP3.

      Keep on reading. Good luck.

      dennie

    • January 7, 2001 at 10:04 am #3833041

      What is a POP3 Server

      by rob48 · about 23 years, 3 months ago

      In reply to What is a POP3 Server

      a e-mail server like mail.moment.net

    • April 5, 2001 at 6:59 pm #3702124

      What is a POP3 Server

      by raj_narla · about 23 years ago

      In reply to What is a POP3 Server

      This question was auto closed due to inactivity

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