POP Email Accounts

What is POP email?

POP email is Post Office Protocol email. It is a type of email linked to your website through your web host's server. The email is sent to the server and stored there until your email program, like Outlook, gets it for you. This is different from webmail, which is stored by the webmail program, like hotmail, yahoo, or gmail until you get the email by logging on to your webmail account.

How does POP email work?

Email sent to your POP account is stored on your web host's server, a powerful computer connected to the Internet, until you retrieve it. You can retrieve POP email using an email client program like Microsoft Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger, or Eudora. These client email programs will check your POP account and download the email for you to read. They are set up to be able to check POP accounts, you just have to tell them to do it.

What's the advantage of POP email?

With POP email, you can have an email address that's specific to your website. This means that if your website is yoursite.com, you can have POP email addresses like webmaster@yoursite.com, service@yoursite.com, and sales@yoursite.com. You don't have to put your personal email address on the Internet where it may be subject to more spam, and you can have multiple accounts if more than one person helps with running your website.

How do I get a POP email account?

Most web hosts offer at least one POP email account with their services, usually webmaster@yoursite.com. If you need more POP email accounts, like for service or sales email accounts, you can usually get them for an extra charge, or as part of a different package of services. These accounts can have different this article has all rights reserved and is copyright by 100 Best passwords if different people will be using them. You will have to decide how many POP accounts you need and find a web host that can meet your email needs.

Look at the Web Hosting Ratings web host listings to find web hosting services that offer POP email accounts.