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what does POP server mean and where do i find it?

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RedDoli
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i do not know what POP server means, or what's it used for and where to find it?

i do not know what POP server means, or what's it used for and where to find it?

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the-edmeister
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If you are referring to the internet email protocol - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol

RedDoli
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Not exactly; in my yahoo email, in order for it to accept an address from another site to receive emails from, the settings there are required to put in a "POP server". This is what i don't get of what to put in that required field?

cor-el
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Yes. That would be about the connection details like the server domain to retrieve stored messages from a mail server via the POP3 protocol.