Email - Protocols

Question 1

Pop3 takes the email from the server and delivers it to the recipient’s computer

Answer 1

Post office protocol

Pulls the mail from the server to the client when requested

Question 2

IMAP keeps the email on the server

Answer 2

Internet message access protocol

Used for webmail

Question 3

SMTP is typically used to send messages from a home computer to a server

Answer 3

Simple mail transfer protocol

Pusher the mail form the server to the client