Implications

• POP3

  • Only one reader process at a time

    • Can safely lock entire mailbox
  • Only one writer process at a time

    • Can safely lock entire mailbox
  • Long-term mail storage is local to user
  • Large sites may not allow ìleave on serverî

    • Otherwise mitigated by quota or expiration mechanisms

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