Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Question:
What is POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3)?
Answer:
POP3 or Post Office Box 3 is used fro receiving emails. It is a client server protocol which holds the email. Once the email is downloaded from the server, POP3 deletes it from the server. Ordinal numbers are used to identify specific messages.
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