How does POP email work?
Email sent to your POP account is stored on your web host’s server, a powerful computer connected to the Internet, until you retrieve it. You can retrieve POP email using an email client program like Microsoft Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger, or Eudora. These client email programs will check your POP account and download the email for you to read. They are set up to be able to check POP accounts, you just have to tell them to do it. What’s the advantage of POP email? With POP email, you can have an email address that’s specific to your website. This means that if your website is yoursite.com, you can have POP email addresses like webmaster@yoursite.com, service@yoursite.com, and sales@yoursite.com. You don’t have to put your personal email address on the Internet where it may be subject to more spam, and you can have multiple accounts if more than one person helps with running your website. How do I get a POP email account? Most web hosts offer at least one POP email account with t
