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QuestionQ131

Application Protocols

What limitations does the POP3 protocol have?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution.

Choose two
  • A E-mails can be retrieved only from the Inbox folder of a mailbox. E-mails stored in any other folder are not accessible.
  • B It is only a retrieval protocol. It is designed to work with other applications that provide the ability to send e-mails.
  • C It does not support retrieval of encrypted e-mails.
  • D It uses less memory space.
Explanation

POP3 is limited to retrieving mail from the server’s accessible maildrop, commonly the Inbox, rather than providing general access to mailbox folders. It is a retrieval-only protocol, so email clients use SMTP for sending messages. POP3 also supports SSL/TLS-encrypted connections, so inability to retrieve encrypted email is not an inherent POP3 limitation.

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