Technical Disscusion POP3 IMAP POP3 POP3 stands for post office protocol and it is one of the most commonly used methods for mail retrieval on the internet today. POP3 allows people to retrieve their emails from the server using port 110 and store them locally on their PC. Process the transfer of email messages from the server to an email client. The POP retrieval process goes like this when you click on the receive option in your email client it will connect to your remote email server. POP3 will then retrieve all mail and store it locally as new mail and it will delete those mails from the server. The only exception to this is if the email client is configured to keep mail on the server in which case the client will just disconnect. POP is …show more content…
Outmail works for any location and any internet service provider. You only need to set it up once and you can use it for all of your accounts from any internet connection. SMTP Server SMTP Servers are text only servers with their own command prompt. In order to communicate with the SMTP server you must know SMTP commands. These commands are very simple and are usually 1 – 2 word commands like the HELO command which allows you to introduce yourself. How it all …show more content…
The first point being the sender workstation which is just your own computer where your mail client is installed. This is also the start point. Once you press the send button this is where you message is coming from. The message then goes through an SMTP server all emails must go through an SMTP server if not multiple SMTP servers. SMTP servers are also referred to as mail servers and email servers. The next place it will go is the email message storage which is the place your email will go after you send it and it is delivered. The message sits in the email storage waiting for the recipient to open it form their Receiver workstation. Here is a real world example of how the mail protocols and server works. Lucy is sitting at here computer and she wants to tell her friend Betty how much fun the party was last night, and she wants to invite Betty to another one. After Lucy sends the message the message will go to Lucy’s SMTP server which every user has even if you use free email application such as Gmail or Outlook. The SMTP server will then look at the message headers, examine the destination and will try to find the address of another SMTP server that is responsible for holding messages for Betty. Now if both Lucy and Betty have emails on the same domain such as both have gmail accounts there will be no need for the SMTP server to search for another SMTP server. The email will be