RFC 918: Post Office Protocol
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 937.
Current version: RFC 937 — Post Office Protocol: Version 2
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This RFC suggests a simple method for workstations to dynamically access mail from a mailbox server. The intent of the Post Office Protocol (POP) is to allow a user's workstation to access mail from a mailbox server. It is expected that mail will be posted from the workstation to the mailbox server via the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). This RFC specifies a proposed protocol for the ARPA-Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvement. The status of this protocol is experimental, and this protocol is dependent upon TCP.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC918
- Published
- October 1984
- Authors
- J.K. Reynolds
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 5
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 937
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