INTRODUCTION
STANDARDS AND ADMINISTRATION
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Question
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SMTP and POP3 operate in the same way
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SMTP transfers e-mails to clients from servers, POP3 does not
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POP3 transfers e-mails to clients from servers, SMTP does not
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SMTP is the old version of the newer POP3 Protocol
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Detailed explanation-1: -SMTP is a push protocol, while POP3 is known as a pop protocol. SMTP sends the email from the sender’s device to the receiver’s mailbox, and POP3 retrieves and organizes emails from the receiver’s mail server to the receiver’s computer.
Detailed explanation-2: -SMTP transfers the mail from sender’s computer to the mail box present on the receiver’s mail server. POP3 allows to retrieve and organize mails from mailbox on receiver mail server to receiver’s computer.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.