Sunday, October 03, 2010

POP3 Mail Vs Web-based E-mail

1. POP3 Mail- Here to access the mail account user needs a „mail-client‟. A mail client is a simple application or program used entirely to receive and send mail. Internet Browsers Netscape and Internet explorer have e-mail clients included with them. But there are also stand alone e-mail clients such as Eudora which can be downloaded free from the internet.

Web-based mail-This type of e-mail account is used by dozens of Internet service providers like Hotmail, yahoo etc.

2. POP3 Mail-The primary advantage of POP3 type email account is that it is usually not restrictive of the size of files which could be send or received.

Web-based mail-The main disadvantage of this kind of account is the limited space in mail box and limited size of files that are allowed to send and receive.

3. POP3 mail-Most viruses are transmitted through this type of email. Many of the viruses are written to be specifically activated by usage of the e-mail client which comes with Internet explorer, outlook express.

Web-based mail-Automatically prescans all the received attachment for viruses.

4. POP3 Mail-Filters are not easy to use here and spam is a problem here.

 Web-based mail-Filters are easy to use here to avoid spam.

5. POP3 mail-The account could be accessed only from the computer at which e-mail client is installed.

Web-based mail-The account could be accessed from any computer having a web-browser.

6. POP3 mail-E-mail clients with POP connect to the server whenever the program starts and transfers all new messages to the local computer, thereby removing them from the server. Therefore server space is conserved here.

Web-based mail-E-mails or messages remains on the server hence server space required is more.

7. POP3 mail-It makes the use of multiple computers very cumbersome and significantly reduces the security of the data.

Web-based mail-If privacy and security are important web-based email service should be used.

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