Q. The protocol used for retrieving email from a mail server is
Solution:
- POP (Post Office Protocol) is a widely used email retrieval protocol.
- There are two main versions of POP: POP3 and POP2. However, POP3 (version 3) is the more commonly used version in modern email systems.
- When an email client (such as Outlook, Thunderbird, or Apple Mail) needs to check for new email messages, it connects to the mail server using POP3.
- The email client sends the necessary authentication information to the server and requests to download any new email messages from the user’s mailbox.
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