What is the difference between POP3 and Web email?
Web mail accounts are email accounts you can access over the Internet through your web browser (i.e. Netscape or Internet Explorer). Hotmail and Yahoo Mail are examples of web based free email accounts. On the other hand, POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) email accounts are accessible through email applications such as Outlook, Eudora, or Netscape Messenger. However, some free Internet access providers and most all ISPs offer both POP3 and web based email, so you can use either. This can be nice because POP3 may be more convenient for your home computer, but web based email is nice when you are using other computers such as at work, school or when traveling.
