Post Office Protocol v.3 (POP3)
Post Office Protocol v.3 (POP3)
- April 20, 2021
- Posted by: Nicola Selenu

An Internet standard protocol which is used by local email customers to retrieve emails from a remote server over a TCP/IP connection. The POP server stores incoming messages until the client logs in and downloads the email message to their PC or laptop.
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Post Office Protocol v.3 (POP3)
An Internet standard protocol which is used by local email customers to retrieve emails from a remote server over a TCP/IP connection. The POP server stores incoming messages until the client logs in and downloads the email message to their PC or laptop.
« Back to Glossary Index- Term: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
- Term: Email Service Provider (ESP)
- Term: Deliverability
- Term: SpamAssassin
- Term: Extended Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (ESMTP)
- Term: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
- Term: Domain Name System (DNS)
- Term: IP Address
- Term: Post Office Protocol v.3 (POP3)
Author:Nicola Selenu
Email Service Providers Handbook
The most comprehensive “Handbook of Email Service Providers“!
SPAMASSASSIN RULES
All SpamAssassin rules in one place, EXPLAINED!
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& REPLY CODES
All SMTP/ESMTP commands and reply codes in one place, EXPLAINED!
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Check the DNS records of your domain with our free DNS tool.
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« Back to Glossary Index- Term: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
- Term: Email Service Provider (ESP)
- Term: Deliverability
- Term: SpamAssassin
- Term: Extended Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (ESMTP)
- Term: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
- Term: Domain Name System (DNS)
- Term: IP Address
- Term: Post Office Protocol v.3 (POP3)