How can I use Gmail SMTP ??? - Gmail-Users

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Sreelatha Nagu

More options Jul 28 2004, 9:43 am

From: "Sreelatha Nagu" <sreela...@hotmail.com>

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:43:29 -0400

Local: Wed, Jul 28 2004 9:43 am

Subject: RE: [Gmail-Users] Re: How can I use Gmail SMTP ???

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Pretty much correct

>SMTP is Send Mail Transfer Protocol ... its used for sending mails.

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol - protocol used for exchanging mails between
machines.

>POP3 - Don't remember the full form, but its basically for downloading
>mail from the server on to your local PC.

Post Office Protocol

>IMAP - This too is for receiving mails, but to my knowledge and what
>I've figured out, it basically lets one take action of the the mail
>from the server itself. That is to say, one views the mail and deletes
>or whatever on the server itself.

IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol

POP gets the whole message in entirety. If you have a 10 meg attachment, you
will know only after downloading the full message to your mailbox from the
server. Whereas IMAP keeps the message in the server and you can view the
structure of the message. You will know that u have 10meg attachment without
having to download the entire message.

HTH,

Nagu

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