Mail server protocol
POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) is a standard method for retrieving email from a server.
Unlike IMAP, POP3 typically downloads messages to your device and removes them from the server, making it suited for single-device use: My old email client was set to POP3, so those messages aren't in the cloud anymore.
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Mail server protocol
POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) is a standard method for retrieving email from a server.
Unlike IMAP, POP3 typically downloads messages to your device and removes them from the server, making it suited for single-device use: My old email client was set to POP3, so those messages aren't in the cloud anymore.
1. protocol — IMAP, Email retrieval standard; SMTP (Email transmission protocol); email (Digital written communication); server (One who attends tables); port · authentication · SSL · TLS · inbox · download · client · Outlook · Thunderbird · mailbox
EMAIL PROTOCOL ARCHITECTUREPOP3 ≠ IMAP Email retrieval standard; webmail · Gmail
COMMUNICATION DIRECTIONALITYPOP3 ≠ SMTP Email transmission protocol; outgoing mail · MTA
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