Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Request_for_Comments
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Internet_protocol_suite
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| gptkbp:abstract |
Defines a protocol for retrieving email from a mail server.
|
| gptkbp:allows |
No support for large mailboxes.
|
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Mark_Crispin
|
| gptkbp:base |
gptkb:Post_Office_Protocol_-Version_2
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| gptkbp:category |
Internet Standard
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| gptkbp:challenges |
Security and scalability.
|
| gptkbp:client |
Client-server architecture.
Compatible with various email clients. |
| gptkbp:code |
OK, ERR.
|
| gptkbp:command_structure |
Defined command syntax.
USER, PASS, STAT, LIST, RETR, DELE, NOOP, QUIT. |
| gptkbp:communication |
gptkb:XMPP_Extension_Protocol
gptkb:RFC_1725 Plain text authentication. |
| gptkbp:community_support |
Strong community support.
|
| gptkbp:content_type |
gptkb:Specification
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Significant contribution to email protocols.
|
| gptkbp:data_type |
Text-based commands.
|
| gptkbp:decommissioned |
RFC 1939 is not obsoleted.
|
| gptkbp:defines |
Commands for email retrieval
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| gptkbp:error_handling |
Basic error handling.
|
| gptkbp:feedback |
Widely discussed in email community.
|
| gptkbp:first_published |
March 2001
|
| gptkbp:format |
gptkb:poet
|
| gptkbp:function |
Retrieve email from a mail server
|
| gptkbp:future_plans |
Continued relevance in email retrieval.
Potential for secure versions. |
| gptkbp:has_documentation |
RFC 1939 Errata
|
| gptkbp:has_expansion |
PO P3 Extensions.
|
| gptkbp:has_version |
Version 3 is the latest.
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Developed in the 1990s.
|
| gptkbp:home_port |
gptkb:110
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
RFC 1939
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced email retrieval protocols.
|
| gptkbp:is_a_resource_for |
Available online.
|
| gptkbp:is_adopted_by |
High adoption in email clients.
|
| gptkbp:is_described_as |
Client-server model for email retrieval
|
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
Cyrus IMAP, Dovecot.
Widely implemented in email clients. |
| gptkbp:is_integrated_with |
Interoperable with other protocols.
|
| gptkbp:is_standardized_by |
Standardized by IETF.
|
| gptkbp:key |
Simple command-response protocol.
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:message |
Retrieves messages from the server.
|
| gptkbp:notable_recipients |
Mark Crispin.
|
| gptkbp:number_of_teams |
Widely used in email systems.
|
| gptkbp:page_count |
gptkb:12
|
| gptkbp:performance |
Efficient for small to medium mailboxes.
|
| gptkbp:press_box |
Allows deletion of messages.
|
| gptkbp:published_year |
May 1996
|
| gptkbp:regulatory_compliance |
Conforms to Internet standards.
|
| gptkbp:related_concept |
IMAP.
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Post_Office_Protocol
|
| gptkbp:replaced_by |
RFC 1939 (errata)
|
| gptkbp:requires |
Internet connection
|
| gptkbp:security_features |
No inherent security features.
|
| gptkbp:session |
Maintains session state.
|
| gptkbp:specifies |
Authentication methods
|
| gptkbp:status |
Proposed Standard
Still in use. |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:RFC_2449
|
| gptkbp:supports |
Multiple clients accessing the same mailbox
|
| gptkbp:system_requirements |
Compatible with various mail servers.
|
| gptkbp:technique |
Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird.
|
| gptkbp:technology |
SMTP.
|
| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Post_Office_Protocol_-Version_3
|
| gptkbp:uses |
gptkb:TCP
Used for retrieving emails from a server. |