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RFC 1939: Post Office Protocol - Version 3

Still current, but amended. Parts of this document are changed or extended by RFC 1957, RFC 2449, RFC 6186, RFC 8314. Read both.

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

The Post Office Protocol - Version 3 (POP3) is intended to permit a workstation to dynamically access a maildrop on a server host in a useful fashion. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC1939
Published
May 1996
Authors
J. Myers; M. Rose
Status
INTERNET STANDARD
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
23
Also known as
STD53
Obsoletes:
RFC 1725
Updated by:
RFC 1957, RFC 2449, RFC 6186, RFC 8314

Topics

Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 5 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1081 (1988)
  2. RFC 1225 (1991)
  3. RFC 1460 (1993)
  4. RFC 1725 (1994)
  5. RFC 1939 (1996)

Read the full history of Post Office Protocol - Version 3 →

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4 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.

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