To understand the concept of pop server, you need to talk about the mail servers. The concept of e-mail or e-mail account for electronic mail systems on the Internet. In the email application using different concepts. Concepts of the implementation of e-mails on the Internet also known as account space account username and password all mail service uses an outgoing mail server (SMTP by its acronym in English) which connects the user to send their e-mail and delivers it to the destination SMTP server. It is also used in this application server-S IMAP incoming mail from which the user manage their email options. From there the user retrieves their email through Outlook, Netscape or Eudora.
What is a pop server? Pop server is the acronym in English (Post Office Protocol) is the protocol used by personal computers to manage their email accounts. The pop server is used to retrieve messages stored on the server and pass them to the user. This means that a mail server uses in fact two: a pop or IMAP server for messages and SMTP server to send and receive messages. While the pop and IMAP server perform similar functionality and structure of both are different. Pop differences between a server and an IMAP server Both protocols allow a user to save email from a server.
The differences between holding a IMAP and POP system lies in several features, which depending on the user, they will be favorable or unfavorable. Pop server? Rescue all the e-mail to check the user? There can upload files or folders on the server offers? There are secure versions of POP servers using Netscape 7.1 and Outlook to retrieve messages? One of the characteristics of mail access via POP (Post Office Protocol) is access to the server so that the password does not go clear across the network. This is achieved by encrypting the connection between the client and the server. In the case of POP encryption using SSL (Secure Socket Layer). The server has a certificate that identifies the one hand and to encrypt the connection established. IMAP server? Solo rescues the message headers for the revision of the user (this is useful for accounts that have lots of very large messages or messages) to read the server will download the selected message? Allows upload files and folders on the server offers? There are secure versions Netscape 7.1; 4.7 and Outlook? One advantage of these servers is that support simultaneous clients to one consignee and access multiple mailboxes on the server. Pop Server: POP3 POP3 protocol intervention part of the system pop designed for the detection and labeling of unsolicited email or spam, better known as Spam. Pop3 currently has various authentication methods that offer a range of levels of protection against illegal access to mailboxes. The APOP is a verification and identification system being used, also by Mozila and Eudora.