Difference between revisions of "POP"

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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

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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''' ~~is an application layer protocol that~~ provides end users the ability to fetch and receive email. '''POP3''' is the most recent version.	+	'''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.