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A. That stands for “Post Office Protocol 3” . It is the dominant standard for e-mail programs for storing and handling received mail. There are other methods used by HotMail and other web-type mail programs). America Online and WebTV use their own proprietary methods. You must use AOL or WebTV software to download mail from those accounts — but anyone can send mail to them.
