Pop mails

You're referring to POP (Post Office Protocol) email!

POP is a protocol used to retrieve email messages from a mail server to a local email client, such as Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird. Here's a brief overview:

How POP works:

1. Your email client (e.g., Outlook) connects to your mail server using the POP protocol.
2. The mail server sends a list of available email messages to your client.
3. Your client selects which messages to download and retrieves them from the mail server.
4. The messages are then stored locally on your device.
5. Once the messages are downloaded, they are deleted from the mail server.

Pros and cons of POP:

Pros:

• Easy to set up and use
• Allows for offline access to email messages
• Can be used with multiple email clients

Cons:

• Messages are deleted from the mail server after download, so you won't have a copy on the server
• Can be slow if you have a large number of messages or a slow internet connection
• May not work well with multiple devices or accounts

Alternatives to POP:

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is another popular protocol used to access email messages. IMAP allows you to access your email messages from multiple devices and keeps a copy of the messages on the mail server, so you can access them from anywhere.

POP vs. IMAP:

POP is a good choice if you:

• Only access your email from one device
• Don't need to access your email from multiple devices
• Prefer to have a local copy of your email messages

IMAP is a good choice if you:

• Need to access your email from multiple devices
• Want to keep a copy of your email messages on the mail server
• Need to access your email from anywhere, at any time