Internet Protocol

Question	Answer
Out of POP3, IMAP and SMTP which is the internet protocol used to send messages?	SMTP
What does IMAP stand for?	Internet Message Access Protocol
What does SMTP stand for?	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
What does POP3 stand for?	Post Office Protocol 3
What is the difference between IMAP and POP3?	After opening a message using POP3 deletes the email from the emailo server as using IMAP it would save the email so you can open it on more than one device, and it stays in your email server until you delete it.
Which 2 email ptotocols are used for retrieving emails?	IMAP POP3
Describe SMTP?	The internet standard used for sending messages across IP networks in server to server transfers. Also used by email users to send a message to an email server.
Describe IMAP?	This is a popular email retrieval protocol. Normally users work on the emails as they reside on the email server using IMAP and do not download them.
Description of POP3?	Used to retrieve emails from an email server over a TCP/IP connection. This is the most widely used email retrieval protocol. Normally users download emails to their local computer using POP3, deleting them from the email server.

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	Created by 2014brandonm about 10 years ago