POP3
<messaging, protocol> Version 3 of the Post Office Protocol. POP3 is defined in RFC 1081, written in November 1988 by Marshall Rose, which is based on RFC 918 (since revised as RFC 937). POP3 allows a client computer to retrieve electronic mail from a POP3 server via a (temporary) TCP/IP or other[?] connection. It does not provide for sending mail, which is assumed to be done via SMTP or some other method. POP is useful for computers, e.g. mobile or home computers, without a permanent network connection which therefore require a "post office" (the POP server) to hold their mail until they can retrieve it. Although similar in form to the original POP proposed for the Internet community, POP3 is similar in spirit to the ideas investigated by the MZnet project at the University of California, Irvine, and is incompatible with earlier versions of POP. Substantial work was done on examining POP in a PC-based environment. This work, which resulted in additional functionality in this protocol, was performed by the ACIS Networking Systems Group at Stanford University. RFC 1082 (POP3 Extended Service) extends POP3 to deal with accessing mailboxes for mailing lists. (1997-01-09) | ||||
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POP3 Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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POP3
Post Office Protocol 3
Post Office Protocol 3
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POP3
An established protocol that lets Internet users send and retrieve e-mail to and from mail servers. POP3 provides simple store-and-forward e-mail functionality, compared with the richer IMAP4 specification.
(See Internet Messaging ).
An established protocol that lets Internet users send and retrieve e-mail to and from mail servers. POP3 provides simple store-and-forward e-mail functionality, compared with the richer IMAP4 specification.
(See Internet Messaging ).
| TCP/IP port numbers |
pop3
110/udp Post Office Protocol - Version 3
110/udp Post Office Protocol - Version 3
| TCP/IP Ports Assignments |
110/tcp
{pop3}
Post Office Protocol - Version 3.
{pop3}
Post Office Protocol - Version 3.
110/udp
{pop3}
Post Office Protocol - Version 3.
| TCP/IP Ports Assignments (Intrusive) |
110/tcp
{pop3}
Post Office Protocol - Version 3.
{pop3}
Post Office Protocol - Version 3.
110/udp
{pop3}
Post Office Protocol - Version 3.
POP3 Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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pop3
pop3
version 3 of the post office protocol. pop3 is defined in rfc 1081, written in november 1988 by marshall rose, which is based on rfc 918 (since revised as rfc 937). pop3 allows a client computer to retrieve electronic mail from a pop3 server via a (temporary) tcp/ip or other[?] connection. it does not provide for sending mail, which is assumed to be done via smtp or some other method.
pop3
version 3 of the post office protocol. pop3 is defined in rfc 1081, written in november 1988 by marshall rose, which is based on rfc 918 (since revised as rfc 937). pop3 allows a client computer to retrieve electronic mail from a pop3 server via a (temporary) tcp/ip or other[?] connection. it does not provide for sending mail, which is assumed to be done via smtp or some other method.
POP3 Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Post Office Protocol
In computing, local e-mail clients use the Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3), an application-layer Internet standard protocol, to retrieve e-mail from a remote server over a TCP/IP connection. Many subscribers to individual Internet service provider e-mail accounts access their e-mail with client software that uses POP3.
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