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Post Office Protocol

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Post Office Protocol

Summary

Post Office Protocol is a computer network protocol[1]. It draws 901 Wikipedia views per month (computer_network_protocol category, ranking #48 of 317).[2]

Key Facts

  • Post Office Protocol's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[3].
  • Post Office Protocol comprises Post Office Protocol 3[4].
  • Post Office Protocol comprises Post Office Protocol 3 over TLS/SSL[5].
  • Post Office Protocol's OSI Model layer location is recorded as application layer[6].

Why It Matters

Post Office Protocol draws 901 Wikipedia views per month (computer_network_protocol category, ranking #48 of 317).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Post Office Protocol. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/post-office-protocol
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_post-office-protocol_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Post Office Protocol}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/post-office-protocol}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 16d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of → computer network protocol
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