(RCSD) POP3

On Dec 2, 12:58 am, "rodney" wrote:
Any idea how the name, "Post Office Protocol 3" was arrived at?

POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is the most recent version (ie version
3)
of a standard protocol for receiving e-mail. POP3 is a client/server
protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your
Internet
server. Periodically, you (or your client e-mail receiver) check your
mail-box on the server and download any mail, probably using POP3.

This standard protocol is built into most popular e-mail products,
such as Eudora and Outlook Express. It's also built into the
Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers.

POP3 is designed to delete mail on the server as soon as the user
has downloaded it. However, some implementations allow users or
an administrator to specify that mail be saved for some period of
time. POP can be thought of as a "store-and-forward" service.

Blair

Any idea how the name, "Post Office Protocol 3" was arrived at?

"Blair (TC)" wrote in message
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of a standard protocol for receiving e-mail. POP3 is a client/server
protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your
Internet server.
POP can be thought of as a "store-and-forward" service.
Blair

"Store and forward" I like that, very appropriate, thanks.