Someone I've known on chat for years asked me if I knew anything about POP3?And I said no.When I went looking around for what it stood for.I think I understand it as:POP3 is used for deleting messages that I've typed on the computer...But,now I've forgotten how to get into this page,what to type in to ask the right question(s),and how to go about making more space on my computer,WITHOUT,deleting files or cleaning discs or condensing/making room on a disc.Can anyone help me understand POP3 better and where i can go??
2007-03-28 10:59:30 · 5 answers · asked by eaglesnswords 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
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2007-03-28 11:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
POP3 has nothing to do with deleting messages from your computer. POP3 is part of an email service and is completely irrelevant to your computer. You can see POP3 as a computer that belongs to your email provider which helps send your emails.
If you would like to clear more storage space on your computer, without deleting any files, then you will need to clear temporary files which are created by some applications and also compress some files. By doing these two tasks, you will clear files which your computer has created but no longer needs and also make the files which you might need smaller by compressing them.
To do this in one simple flow, presuming you are using Windows XP, you can use Disk Cleanup which is part of Windows. You can access this utility by going to My Computer in explorer and right-clicking on your hard disk drive (presumably C:) and then select properties.
There will be a little pie chart and underneath will be a button saying 'Disk Cleanup'. Click it and it will run a little check about what can be deleted and compressed and then show you a list of options, as well as little details saying what they are and what it will do. There is a comprehensive help section available from this utility as well by clicking Help.
2007-03-28 18:09:44 · answer #2 · answered by DEAN L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as far as i know, POP3 stands for Post Office Protocol version 3. Its a way to retrieve email from servers via tcp/ip. like hotmail, yahoo, etc. Maybe what you looking for is something that sounds similar to POP3
2007-03-28 18:06:24 · answer #3 · answered by complexc25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is the definition of POP3.
In computing, local e-mail clients use the Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3), an application-layer Internet standard protocol, to retrieve e-mail from a remote server over a TCP/IP connection. Nearly all subscribers to individual Internet service provider e-mail accounts access their e-mail with client software that uses POP3.
It has nothing to do with cleaning up your computer. If you want to clean it up follow my suggestions below. I understand you don't want to clean your disk or condensing information, however follow the steps below and you will gain space and have a faster/leaner computer.
A clean computer is key to a faster computer. Run the 3 scans below.
Run a virus scan weekly.
Update and run your Anti-Virus program. Don't have one? You can run a free online scan from CA.
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virus...
Run Spybot and Adaware weekly.
Download, update and run Spybot---http://www.safer-networking.org/... . Don't forget to use the Immunize feature.
Download, update and run Adaware---http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaw...
Now to prevent spyware from being installed in the first place....
Download SpywareBlaster---http://majorgeeks.com/download2859.html
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed.
It's main features include:
- Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted pests.
- Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.
- Restrict the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer.
Now lets clean up your registry.
Run RegScrubXP weekly. Run Cleanup every time you log off.
Download RegScrubXP--http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?d...
Safely cleans junk out of the Windows 2000/XP system registry. All changes made to the registry are fully restorable to it's original condition. You can make an exclusion list of registry entries that RegScrubXP will not display as problems. You can sift through a list of file extensions, company names, run upon startup programs, Internet Explorer history, and uninstall programs to delete what you think is junk.
Download CleanUp---http://www.stevengould.org/software/clea...
Free disk space, make your computer run better/faster and protect your privacy - all in one easy solution. All for free!
Now lets clean up your disk.
Run a Disk Cleanup 2 times a month. Run Disk Defrag. monthly.
Do a Disk Cleanup and Disk Defrag. You can find both of them by following the path below.
Start>all programs>accessories>system tools>Disk Cleanup. Let it do its thing. You can check every box that has something to delete.
Now follow the same path and do a Disk Defrag. Again just let it do its thing.
Now lets tweak your connection.
If your speed is good I would not mess with it by trying to tweak it. If you do tweak once it is done you should not have to do it every again.
There are many programs out there to do this. I will give you 2 of them.
The first one is TCP Optimizer.
Description: The TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. There is no installation required, just download and run.
http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php....
You can get support for the best way to set it up right from their forum http://forums.speedguide.net/
The second one is Cablenut.
Windows XP tested and approved
CableNut is a tool for optimizing your Internet Connection. We have provided a way to tweak any option you may want to in the adjuster. You can load "CableNut Custom Setting" files that are included with the program to tweak your Internet connection.
http://www.cablenut.com/
Again support is available right from their forum.http://www.broadbandnuts.com/index.php?p...
All programs are FREE!
After applying the suggestions above you will have a clean and faster computer. Enjoy.
2007-03-28 18:08:39 · answer #4 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pop3 is used for sending and receiving mail thru outlook express.
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2007-03-28 18:04:04 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋