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POP

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What is POP?

POP, or Post Office Protocol, is an application-layer Internet standard protocol used by email clients to retrieve email from a mail server. POP3 is the most recent version in common use. Typically, the email is downloaded to the client's device, and optionally deleted from the server.

What other technologies are related to POP?

POP Competitor Technologies

IMAP is an alternative protocol for retrieving email, similar to POP. While POP downloads and typically deletes email from the server, IMAP allows users to access and manage emails directly on the server.
mentioned alongside POP in 29% (800) of relevant job posts

POP Complementary Technologies

SMTP is used for sending email, which complements POP's function of receiving email. POP handles incoming mail delivery while SMTP handles outgoing mail.
mentioned alongside POP in 4% (1.2k) of relevant job posts

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