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Computer Networks - II — Question 16

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Question 16

The difference between IMAP and POP protocols:

  1. IMAP allows to download emails once the user accesses the email account while POP doesn't
  2. POP allows to download emails once the user accesses the email account while IMAP doesn't
  3. Both protocols allow to download
  4. Both protocols don't allow to download
Answer

POP allows to download emails once the user accesses the email account while IMAP doesn't

Reason — In the POP (Post Office Protocol) protocol, all email messages are downloaded from the mail server to the user's local computer. On the other hand, in the IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) protocol, email messages are stored on the server, and only when the user requests to read a specific email message, it is downloaded from the server to the user's device.