What is POP Mail?

[Raj]

Hi

I want some information over POP Mail, Is it different than a normal E-Mail?

[Richard]

POP stants for 'Post Office Protocol' and POP3 is the the latest version which is widely used for access a mail on a server.

[Mahesh G]

POP mail is web-based email that lets you set up mailboxes under your own domain name, and send and receive email anywhere in the world through a web browser.

[Hector]

POP (Post Office Protocol) mail is an email software, which you can install on your computer for sending and receiveing mail via a shared computer's.

[Caleb]

POP allows you to retrieve mail from your ISP, and it also defines how your email client should talk to the POP server.

[Raj]

POP (Post Office Protocol) mail is an email software, which you can install on your computer for sending and receiving mail via a shared computer's.

So do I need to go through some installation process to take benefit of it?

[Hector]

So do I need to go through some installation process to take benefit of it?

Well, you can not say it as a installation but you will have to go through the process of configuring it.

[Raj]

Well, you can not say it as a installation but you will have to go through the process of configuring it.

Is it something that we do by using Outlook Express?

[Hector]

Is it something that we do by using Outlook Express?

Yes Raj, You got it right. Mail alert notification is a great utility with Outlook express, but there are also few limitation it has with it.

[Raj]

Yes Raj, You got it right. Mail alert notification is a great utility with Outlook express, but there are also few limitation it has with it.

Hey Hector, Thanks for the help but I would be more glad if you will also mention the limitations you are talking about.