[KLUG Members] POP3

Adam Tauno WIlliams adam at morrison-ind.com
Wed Oct 20 17:08:49 EDT 2004


> can you use POP3 for an outgoing message as well as

No.

> incoming or is POP3 only an incoming protocol?

POP is a postoffice protocol;  it is only useful for pulling messages
from an existing mailbox.

> This has come up as a discussion at my work and was
> wondering if anyone out there could give a quick
> resolution. 

You can perform Post operations with IMAP,  IMAP is in all and every way
superior to the blight that is POP.  But you can ony 'send mail' via
SMTP.
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