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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| POP canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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