QandAs: Tech

What is a POP Email Address?

Answer:
A POP email address or Post Office Protocol

allows users to access their email from a remote server using the internet. POP email can be downloaded through an Email Client such as OUtlook, or Thunderbird. Some web based email accounts use POP including Yahoo! and Google's Gmail. Both of these services use the Post Office Protocol to transmit email messages. All mail you receive to these accounts is stored on servers owned and maintained by those companies.

You also have a POP email account if you have an email account at a privately owned domain name. For example, if your email account is This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , you are using will most likely use POP or IMAP to download your email from your mail server. This type of POP account is technically Post Office Protocol 3, but since the first two types of POP accounts are obsolete, it is usually known simply as POP email.


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