RFC 1939

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RFC 1939 is the Internet standard document that specifies the Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) used for retrieving email from a mail server.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Internet standard
Request for Comments document
abbreviation POP3
appliesTo Internet email
area Applications
category Standards Track
defaultPort 110
defines POP3 authentication phase
POP3 command set
POP3 response codes
POP3 state model
POP3 transaction phase
POP3 update phase
definesKeyword DELE
LIST
NOOP
PASS
QUIT
RETR
RSET
STAT
USER
format text
language English
networkModelLayer Application layer
obsoletedBy RFC 2449
RFC 5034
RFC 6856
RFC 8314
obsoletes RFC 1725
protocolSpecified Post Office Protocol version 3
protocolType application-layer protocol
publishedBy IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force
relatedProtocol IMAP
SMTP
RFCNumber 1939
series RFC
shortTitle POP3
specifiesUsage retrieving email from a mail server
standardizes client access to mailboxes on a mail server
status Internet Standard
stream IETF
title Post Office Protocol - Version 3
transportProtocol TCP
useCase download-and-delete email access
offline email reading

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
POP3
definedIn

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