Email Protocols Flashcards
1
Q
IMAP
A
Internet Message Access Protocol
Access email wherever you are, via internet.
you are not storing or downloading email but reading email off server.
Is fast and efficient.
Allow access, organize, read, and sort emails without downloading them first.
2
Q
SMTP
A
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Set of communication guidelines allows software to transmit mail over internet.
Works with only outgoing messages.
3
Q
POP 3
A
Post Office Protocol 3
receives and holds emails for individuals until they pick it up
when download email from server in email program, no copy of email is found in server. POP automatically delete it.
