2006-10-11 02:36:05 · 4 answers · asked by INDHU MATHI S 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
It is occasionally useful to be able to reference a generic server to be used for message submission. URLs provide a good mechanism for refering to arbitrary network resources. The POP3 URL scheme allows a URL to specify a POP3 [POP3] server, allowing other protocols to use a general ''URL to be used for mail access'' in place of an explicit reference to POP3.
So basically it brings about a simple point and click way of doing things, also because people are so used to URL's it seemed a good idea :) Best of luck!!
2006-10-11 02:40:13 · answer #1 · answered by Asher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear,
[POP3] is a widely-deployed mail access protocol. Many programs
access POP3 message stores, and thus need POP3 configuration
information. Since there are multiple configuration elements which
are required in order to access a mailbox, a single string
representation is convenient.
A POP3 mailbox (like an [IMAP4] mailbox) is a network resource, and
URLs are a widely-supported generalized representation of network
resources.
A means of specifying a POP3 mailbox as a URL will likely be useful
in many programs and protocols. [ACAP] is one case where a string
encapsulation of elements required to access network services is
needed. For example, an [IMAP4] message store is usually specified
in ACAP datasets as an [IMAP-URL].
This memo defines a URL scheme for referencing a POP mailbox.
The POP URL scheme designates a POP server, and optionally a port
number, authentication mechanism, authentication ID, and/or
authorization ID.
The POP URL follows the common Internet scheme syntax as defined in
RFC 1738 [BASIC-URL] except that clear text passwords are not
permitted. If :
The POP URL is described using [ABNF] in Section 8.
A POP URL is of the general form:
pop://
Where
or all of the elements, except "pop://" and
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2006-10-11 02:40:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is used for sending emails,
url means uniform resource locator
2006-10-11 02:43:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try in wikipedia.org
2006-10-11 02:39:26 · answer #4 · answered by sneha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋