CompTIA ITF+ (FC0-U61) — Question 122

A company wants its employee to use an email client that downloads and removes messages from the email server. Which of the following protocols must be configured in the email client to facilitate this?

Answer options

• A. POP3
• B. IMAP
• C. ICMP
• D. SMTP

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, POP3, as this protocol is designed specifically to download emails from the server and remove them afterward. IMAP (B) allows access to emails without removing them from the server, ICMP (C) is a network protocol for diagnostics, and SMTP (D) is used for sending emails, not for retrieving them.