Validating a non-SSL POP server connection
- telnet host port
- user user
- pass pass
LOGIN TEST:
andy@sup-jira2:/usr/local/apps/home/log$ telnet x.y.com 110 Trying 1.2.3.4... Connected to x.y.com. Escape character is '^]'. +OK Dovecot (Ubuntu) ready. user MAILUSER +OK pass MAILPASS +OK Logged in.
LIST MESSAGES (after login):
Use LIST to list the messages, and then RETR (RETR 1) to view the given message
LIST +OK 2 messages: 1 437 2 2408 . RETR 1 +OK 437 octets Return-Path: <root@isoserver> X-Original-To: andy@localhost Delivered-To: andy@localhost Received: by isoserver (Postfix, from userid 0) id C09044061F; Tue, 2 Dec 2014 13:15:11 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Test To: <andy@localhost> X-Mailer: mail (GNU Mailutils 2.99.98) Message-Id: <20141202131511.C09044061F@isoserver> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2014 13:15:11 +0000 (GMT) From: root@localhost (root) Hi there quick test
DELETE A mail
DELE 1 +OK Marked to be deleted.
QUITTING:
As we're using telnet, you can use CTRL + ] to close the connection, the mail server may also support quit
^] telnet> quit Connection closed.
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