Incoming e mail server type

There are several types of incoming email servers, including:

  1. POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3): POP3 is a protocol used to retrieve email from a remote server to a local email client. When you use POP3, your email client downloads a copy of your email from the server and deletes it from the server. This means that you can only access your email from one device at a time.
  2. IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol): IMAP is a protocol used to access and manage email on a remote server. Unlike POP3, IMAP allows you to access your email from multiple devices and keeps a copy of your email on the server. This means that you can access your email from multiple devices and keep your email synchronized across all of them.
  3. Exchange: Exchange is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Exchange Server. It is used to access and manage email, calendar, and contact information on a remote server.
  4. HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol): HTTP is a protocol used to access web-based email services, such as Gmail or Yahoo Mail. When you use HTTP to access your email, your email client sends a request to the server and receives the email content in HTML format.
  5. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol): SMTP is a protocol used to send email from a local email client to a remote email server. It is not typically used to receive email, but rather to send email to other email addresses.

Some common incoming email server types include:

Note that the specific incoming email server type you use will depend on your email provider and the type of email client you are using.