COMPUTER NETWORKING

INTRODUCTION

PROTOCOL LAYERING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which protocol holds the email only until you receive it?
A
SMTP
B
FTP
C
IMAP
D
POP3
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Post Office Protocol 3, or POP3, is the most commonly used protocol for receiving email over the internet. This standard protocol, which most email servers and their clients support, is used to receive emails from a remote server and send to a local client.

Detailed explanation-2: -POP3 only allows a single device at a time to access the emails. IMAP allows multiple devices at a time to access and read the available mails. A user cannot update or create emails on the mail server by using the POP3 protocol. You can use the IMAP protocol for updating or creating emails.

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