COMPUTER NETWORKING

INTRODUCTION

PROTOCOL LAYERING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these are true for POP?
A
Leaves a copy of your emails on the email server
B
Deletes emails from the email server on download
C
Securely transfers emails from server to client
D
Saves space on the email server
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -POP, short for the Post Office Protocol, is used to sync email from Gmail to any compatible mail client, such as Outlook, Thunderbird, or Apple Mail. Like IMAP, POP is not a Google product; it’s a standardized, RFC-compliant protocol that any email service or client can choose to be compatible with.

Detailed explanation-2: -IMAP Protocol IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol. IMAP Protocol is used to sync the emails in the server with the email clients. It allows two-way sync of emails between the server and the email client, while the emails are stored on the server.

Detailed explanation-3: -In computing, the Post Office Protocol (POP) is an application-layer Internet standard protocol used by e-mail clients to retrieve e-mail from a mail server. POP version 3 (POP3) is the version in common use, and along with IMAP the most common protocols for email retrieval.

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