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Mayuresh Kadu

More options Jul 28 2004, 8:19 am

From: Mayuresh Kadu <msk...@gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 13:19:11 +0100

Local: Wed, Jul 28 2004 8:19 am

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

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Hi,

POP = Post Office Protocol. You are right. In simpler terms, POP3 (or
POP v3 ) is whats used to *get* your mails and SMTP (Simple Mail
Transfer protocol) is whats used to *send* it. In other words, u usual
need to have both pop and smtp servers avialable to recv and send
mails resp. The reason why they are kept seperate is that ISPs can
have different servers for each (fro various reasons like security,
load distribution, virus scanning and what not)

IMAP, on the other hand, is a bit sophisticated. This protocol (like
the mail below rightly says) allows you to see and manipulate
mails+folders which your server holds *on the server itself*. What
makes it special is that one can simply view the "header" information
before actually downloading the mail to your locally. This comes in
particularly handy when u are receiving a *lot* of mails and would
rather spend time downloading ones that really matter and delete/move
the rest on the server itself.

Hope this clears it.

- Mayuresh (the techie) ;)

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 04:24:45 -0700, Paparazzi <jogygeo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, I'm not a techie myself... just passed on the lil knowledge I
> had.

> SMTP is Send Mail Transfer Protocol ... its used for sending mails.
> POP3 - Don't remember the full form, but its basically for downloading
> mail from the server on to your local PC.
> 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.

> If someone sees that explanation, and thinks it absurd, please let me
> know .......... politely ;)

> Cheers

> ---------------------------
> Lets keep our premises clean.
> Preview & Remove all the unwanted tags and previous replies before
> finally posting!

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Mayuresh
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