Important Notice: Our web hosting provider recently started charging us for additional visits, which was unexpected. In response, we're seeking donations. Depending on the situation, we may explore different monetization options for our Community and Expert Contributors. It's crucial to provide more returns for their expertise and offer more Expert Validated Answers or AI Validated Answers. Learn more about our hosting issue here.

What is POP3?

pop3
0
10 Posted

What is POP3?

0

POP3 stands for Post Office Protocol, version 3. It is a publication that standardizes the way computers on the internet send and receive email messages. These computers that do the sending and receiving are called servers. It’s probably more than you were asking for, but if you like, you can view the protocol document itself by clicking here.

0
10

POP3 (Post Office Protocol, Version 3) is the protocol that was adopted by IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) in 1993 as the standard for internet mailboxes. Our service offers E-mail retrieval from mail servers that support POP3 protocol.

0

POP3 stands for Post Office Protocol version 3. POP3 is a very limited protocol for accessing a single mailbox. It is much less capable than IMAP. POP3 is very widely used and is defined by RFC1939.

Related Questions

What is your question?

*Sadly, we had to bring back ads too. Hopefully more targeted.