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POP3
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POP3

On the Internet, one of the two most common mail protocols.

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) offer SMTP, POP3, or both. The primary difference to most users is the choice of software available. SMTP is older and more flexible, but POP3 is generally simpler for those accessing the Internet via a dial-up account.



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Through internet protocol support, the Post Office Protocol (POP) and Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), Yahoo
The first is probably the one that most are familiar with, the POP or post office protocol works like a normal inbox such as your Outlook Express.
Resources to be found on the site include a contingency planning template created by the Department of Justice, a primer on securing domain name servers written by the General Services Administration, and an overview of securing POP mail (POP is post office protocol, a common mail standard used on the Internet) submitted by NASA.
 
 
 
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