RFC 918 (POP1)
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RFC 918 (POP1) is an early Internet standards document that specifies the original Post Office Protocol (POP) for retrieving email from a remote server.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 918 | 0 |
| Post Office Protocol | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standards document
ⓘ
Request for Comments ⓘ email protocol specification ⓘ |
| abbreviation | POP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessMethod | text file available via RFC repositories ⓘ |
| area | Application layer ⓘ |
| category | experimental protocol ⓘ |
| defines | original Post Office Protocol ⓘ |
| definesOperation |
deleting messages from the server
ⓘ
listing messages in a mailbox ⓘ retrieving messages ⓘ user authentication to maildrop ⓘ |
| definesRole |
POP client
ⓘ
POP server ⓘ |
| focusesOn | offline mail reading model ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of POP3
ⓘ
later POP versions ⓘ |
| intendedEnvironment | early Internet email systems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| layer | Application layer of the Internet protocol suite ⓘ |
| organization | Internet Engineering Task Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
RFC 1081
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RFC 1225 NERFINISHED ⓘ RFC 1460 NERFINISHED ⓘ RFC 1725 NERFINISHED ⓘ RFC 1939 NERFINISHED ⓘ RFC 937 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protocolName | Post Office Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protocolType | mail retrieval protocol ⓘ |
| purpose | to allow a workstation or personal computer to retrieve mail from a remote server ⓘ |
| relatedProtocol |
IMAP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
POP2 NERFINISHED ⓘ POP3 NERFINISHED ⓘ SMTP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RFCNumber | 918 ⓘ |
| series | RFC series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | POP1 ⓘ |
| specifies |
client-server protocol for mail retrieval
ⓘ
mechanism for retrieving email from a remote server ⓘ |
| standardizes | POP1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| title | Post Office Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
application protocols
ⓘ
electronic mail ⓘ |
| transportProtocol | TCP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| useCase | retrieving messages from a maildrop on a remote host ⓘ |
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