POP3: It is the abbreviation of Post Office Protocol 3 and is a common method for accessing e-mail on the Internet. The POP3 service allows you to set the input/output mail server name of your local browser and use your own e-mail software to send and receive mail just like using your local email box. Take 371.net as an example. When you use Nescape, Iemail, Outlook Express and other software to receive mail, you must set the addresses of the SMTP server and POP3 server on these software.

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