what is an Incoming mail server?

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An incoming mail server will be the virtual post office of a domain server. Normally they will be in the format of pop.yourdomain.com or mail.yourdomain.com.

POP stands for Post Office Protocol.

If you have your own site, there is a chance that you'll have your own incoming mail server - see your server for details ;)

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Answer 1

Firstly, you have to understand that there are two forms of email. One is web-based email like yahoo mail, where you log into your account with a browser to read/send email. You don't have to bother with incoming or outgoing mail servers with this kind of email account.

The second (actually, older) way is a POP (Post Office Protocol) account, where the mail is sent to a server that you cannot access with a browser. You need a program like Outlook Express, Eudora or Thunderbird to download the messages to your computer.

In order for the program to do this, you need to tell it the address of the server where your messages are being sent (mail that others are sending you).

This is your incoming mail server.

Some POP accounts have a different server for outgoing messages (mail that you send). This is called your outgoing mail server.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

An incoming mail server will be the virtual post office of a domain server. Normally they will be in the format of pop.yourdomain.com or mail.yourdomain.com.

POP stands for Post Office Protocol.

If you have your own site, there is a chance that you'll have your own incoming mail server - see your server for details ;)