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Question: POP3
Answer: Explain What is POP3. How does is differ from POP? |
| May 05, 2009 02:45:17 |
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| kumar.sikar |
Member Since: May 2009 Total Comments: 2 |
RE: POP3
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POP stands for Post Office Protocol. This is used to describe how e-mail clients interact with mail servers. The POP3 Server is a type of mail server used for incoming mail. In simple terms, POP servers provide a mail-drop service (a temporary mailbox to leave messages so they can be picked up at the recipient's convenience.) When users connect to their ISP POP servers, their e-mail software interface with the server and download any messages for them. POP is only used to receive messages, it is not used to send them.
Sudhir Kumar
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