POP

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POP (Post Office Protocol) is a standard email protocol used by mail clients to retrieve messages from a remote server, typically downloading them for offline access.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf application layer protocol
email retrieval protocol
abbreviationFor RFC 918 (POP1)
surface form: Post Office Protocol
canBeSecuredWith TLS
commandExample DELE
LIST
PASS
QUIT
RETR
STAT
USER
communicationModel client-server
comparedWith IMAP
dataFormat plain text over TCP connection
defaultPort 110
definedIn RFC 1081 (early POP3)
RFC 1225 (experimental POP3)
RFC 1939 (standard POP3)
RFC 918 (POP1)
RFC 937 (POP2)
designedFor offline email access
earlierVersion POP1
POP2
fullName POP3
surface form: Post Office Protocol
hasVersion POP1
POP2
POP3
isState stateless between sessions
layer application layer
lessSuitableFor multi-device email synchronization compared to IMAP
mostCommonVersion POP3
operatesOver Transmission Control Protocol
surface form: TCP
responseExample +OK
-ERR
securePort 995
secureVariant POP3
surface form: POP3S
standardizedBy Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: IETF
successorVersion POP3
supports message deletion on server
message retrieval
user authentication
transfersMessagesTo local client storage
typicallyDeletesMessagesFrom server after download (depending on client settings)
typicallyUsedBy desktop email clients
typicallyUses plain text commands
usedFor downloading email for offline access
retrieving email from a mail server

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NeXT Mail supports POP