Edexcel GCSE Computer Science · 1CP2
Specification 4.1.6 · Paper 1
Revise: Network and Email ProtocolsThe recipient can access received messages using POP3 or IMAP. Both retrieve email, but they organise access differently.
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GCSE Computer Science · key term
Post Office Protocol version 3: rules for retrieving email from a server by downloading messages to a device for local access.
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Specification 4.1.6 · Paper 1
Revise: Network and Email ProtocolsThe recipient can access received messages using POP3 or IMAP. Both retrieve email, but they organise access differently.
SMTP sends email; POP3 and IMAP access received email.
Do not state that POP3 always deletes messages from the server: it can be configured to leave a copy.
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