Which of the following protocol pairs can be used to send and retrieve e-mails…

2019

Which of the following protocol pairs can be used to send and retrieve e-mails (in that order)?

  1. A.

    IMAP, POP3

  2. B.

    SMTP, POP3

  3. C.

    SMTP, MIME

  4. D.

    IMAP, SMTP

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Correct answer: B

Answer: SMTP, POP3.

Why this is correct:

  • SMTP sends outgoing mail from a client to a mail server or between mail servers.

  • POP3 retrieves incoming mail from the mail server to the client.

  • The question asks for a protocol pair used to send and then retrieve e-mails in that order, so SMTP followed by POP3 is the correct sequence.

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