Post Office Protocol
(POP) A {protocol} designed to allow
single user computers to retrieve {electronic mail} from a POP
{server}. The POP server might be a computer with a permanent
{Internet} connection whereas its clients might only connect
to it occasionally, e.g. by {modem}.
There are (in 1994) three versions: POP, POP2, and {POP3}.
Later versions are NOT compatible with earlier ones.
[Details?]
(1997-03-06)