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− | '''Post Office Protocol (POP)''' is a type of computer networking and Internet standard protocol used by email clients to retrieve email from a mail server. '''POP''' | + | '''Post Office Protocol (POP)''' is a type of computer networking and Internet standard protocol used by email clients to retrieve email from a mail server. It is an application layer protocol. '''POP''' provides end users the ability to fetch and receive email. '''POP3''' is the most recent version. |
− | == | + | ===For more information, see:=== |
− | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol] on Wikipedia | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol Post Office Protocol] on Wikipedia |
− | * [https://computer.howstuffworks.com/e-mail-messaging/email.htm] | + | * [https://computer.howstuffworks.com/e-mail-messaging/email.htm Email Messaging] on HowStuffWorks |
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 22 March 2019
Acronym. Post Office Protocol.
Post Office Protocol (POP) is a type of computer networking and Internet standard protocol used by email clients to retrieve email from a mail server. It is an application layer protocol. POP provides end users the ability to fetch and receive email. POP3 is the most recent version.
For more information, see:
- Post Office Protocol on Wikipedia
- Email Messaging on HowStuffWorks