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Today • March 29
POP3
Stands for Post Office Protocol version 3. POP3 is a legacy protocol for receiving emails. When configuring a new email account, you may have two options: POP3 or IMAP. POP3, the older protocol, downloads messages and removes them from the mail server. IMAP, a newer protocol, syncs ... Read More
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LDAP is the ____ Directory Access Protocol?
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Lightweight
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Limited
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Local
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Layered
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