Post office protocol (POP) is a message access protocol which is used to extract message for client. In this regard, which of the following are true?
(A) POP has two modes, Delete mode and keep
(B) In Delete mode, mail is deleted from mail box after each retrival
(C) In Delete mode, mail is deleted from mail box before each retrieval
(D) In keep mode, mail is deleted before retrival
(E) In keep mode, mail remains in mail box after retrival
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Correct answer: D. (A), (B) and (E) only
Explanation
POP3 has delete mode (mail is removed after it is retrieved) and keep mode (mail stays in the mailbox after retrieval).
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