Mail Notes

Telnet To Pop Server

One can use the telnet utility to check if a POP mail server is working (this can be useful if you are trying to determine if you are dealing with a server which is down, or a mis-configured client). The following commands demonstrate how one logs in and requests the list of mail message currently in the buffer:

POP Session

[root@taco ~]# telnet pop3.mail.host.domain 110

+OK Hello There

USER email_login

+OK Password required.

PASS email_password

+OK NUM_MSGS NUM_BYTES

LIST

1 1400
2 57839
...

QUIT

+OK


Connection to host lost.

[root@taco ~]#