telnet to pop3

Hi,

My ISP fails to give me a right answer to which is my POP3 server. I've
been kept trying with different suggestions/combinations. So I'm wondering
if,

is it possible to telnet to a pop3 server? I mean as relatively easy as
telent into a smtp server, just to try out if it works and my user
name/password is correct?

Thanks

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* Tong * wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My ISP fails to give me a right answer to which is my POP3 server. I've
> been kept trying with different suggestions/combinations. So I'm wondering
> if,
>
> is it possible to telnet to a pop3 server? I mean as relatively easy as
> telent into a smtp server, just to try out if it works and my user
> name/password is correct?
>
> Thanks
>

yes;

I think the syntax is as follows:

telnet <ip> pop3

USER <user>
PASS <password>

LIST <show messages>
DELE <delete message # x>

QUIT ends session.

* Tong * <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed) s.com:

> Hi,
>
> My ISP fails to give me a right answer to which is my POP3 server.
> I've been kept trying with different suggestions/combinations. So I'm
> wondering if,
>
> is it possible to telnet to a pop3 server? I mean as relatively easy
> as telent into a smtp server, just to try out if it works and my user
> name/password is correct?
>

telnet server.with.pop3 110
-> USER login
-> PASS password


P.Krumins

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 16:20:03 GMT, redhat_devel <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> * Tong * wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> My ISP fails to give me a right answer to which is my POP3 server. I've
>> been kept trying with different suggestions/combinations. So I'm wondering
>> if,
>>
>> is it possible to telnet to a pop3 server? I mean as relatively easy as
>> telent into a smtp server, just to try out if it works and my user
>> name/password is correct?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
> yes;
>
> I think the syntax is as follows:
>
> telnet <ip> pop3
Or telnet pop.isp.suffix 110 if you don't know the IP, which seem to
be dynamic with major ISPs.
>
> USER <user>
> PASS <password>
>
> LIST <show messages>
> DELE <delete message # x>
>
> QUIT ends session.
>
>

Also the RETR # command to bring down the mails, and TOP # # , with
the first number being message number and the second being the number of
lines of the body of the message you want to bring down with the headers,
0 for none.


Alan C

* Tong * <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> is it possible to telnet to a pop3 server? I mean as relatively easy as
> telent into a smtp server, just to try out if it works and my user

Yes. You can telnet anywhere. But a pop server is an ascii protocol
user, if that is what you mean.

> name/password is correct?

DESCRIPTION
The popd server implements the Post Office Protocol (ver
sion 3), as described in RFC1081 and RFC1082. Basically,
the server listens on the TCP port named "pop" for connec
tions and enters the POP upon establishing a connection.
The `-p' option overrides the default TCP port.

google.


Peter

THanks alot, redhat_devel and Alan.

The example really helps!


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