POP3 Server

The POP3 Server lets POP3 (Post Office Protocol, version 3) mail clients communicate with IMail Server. Supported clients include: Outlook, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, Netscape Messenger or Communicator, Eudora, Pegasus, NuPOP, Z-Mail, and UNIX mail.

POP3 clients typically use the "off-line" method of accessing the mail server: the mail client periodically connects to the server, downloads the messages to the client computer, and then disconnects from the server. Thus, mail messages are stored only temporarily on the server computer; they are automatically deleted from the server computer when downloaded to the client computer. This method is best suited for users who always read their mail from the same client computer.

In the "online" access methods, an open connection is maintained between the client and the server. Messages are left on the mail server computer and users can read mail on the server without downloading. This allows users to access mail from mail clients on different computers, for example, from a laptop.

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