POP3
An earlier email retrieval protocol that typically downloads messages to the local device and deletes them from the server, and does not support multi-device synchronization of folder structures.
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IMAP is one of the standard protocols by which email clients read and manage mail from a server, and its difference from POP3 is that mail remains on the server and supports multi-device synchronization.
Email is built on open protocols such as SMTP, IMAP, and POP3, which do not belong to any single company.
The POP3 protocol appeared in 1988.
Email sending uses the SMTP protocol, while receiving uses IMAP or the older POP3 protocol.
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The IMAP protocol was proposed in 1986, allowing clients to directly manage emails on the server and supporting multi-device synchronization.
65%UnverifiedEmail sending uses the SMTP protocol, while receiving uses IMAP or the older POP3 protocol.
60%UnverifiedIMAP is one of the standard protocols by which email clients read and manage mail from a server, and its difference from POP3 is that mail remains on the server and supports multi-device synchronization.
50%UnverifiedEmail is built on open protocols such as SMTP, IMAP, and POP3, which do not belong to any single company.
50%UnverifiedThe POP3 protocol appeared in 1988.
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