Gerald,
There is absolutely no problem seeing who sent the message. In fact,
you can probably download it in the form of a capture file before you do
delete it.
Here are the steps you can take:
First, after you have Telnet and Config.tel in your directory of choice,
go into the config file and find the line that specifies where the
capture file goes ... I think default is to printer, but you can put in
any full path and file name you want.
Second, connect to your ISP. Then exit whatever browser *without*
hanging up. With Arachne ALT-E works perfectly.
Invoke telnet, hit ALT-A to start a session, then give it the URL for
mail you are trying to reach ... the one in your config file for POP3.
Something like: mail.edenyard.co.uk 110
Although the instructions with telnet say the port is optional or use a
colon, I've never been able to connect *without* the port 110 at the
end, nor have I been able to connect if I put a colon in. Your ISP may
vary, so you can experiment.
If you are successful, a line telling you the offical name of the mail
server will appear on your screen.
type in "user [your user name]" and hit enter ... use the POP3 username
from your Arachne.cfg file. If you did it write you'll see OK show up.
type in "pass [your password]" and hit enter ... again you should see
OK.
type in list <enter> All the mail in your account will be listed by
number and size of file; don't panic if it scrolls off the screen. If
you need to go 'back' and check the message number/size, hit the SCROLL
LOCK button on your keyboard, and then use page up/down or arrow keys to
move 'back' up the list. When you're finished getting the info you
need, hitting SCROLL LOCK again will automatically take you to the end
of the list and a prompt.
Once you have identified the problem message, you can then delete it.
However, if you just want to see who sent it do RETR [ message #], and
use the SCROLL LOCK to go to the top to see who sent it; you can also
read it at that time. If it is a message you want to save to reply to,
use ALT C to turn on capture [a little white box at the bottom right of
the screen will show up, saying something like 'capture on'], and do
RETR [message #] again. The message will be in your capture file, and
can easily be saved elsewhere or placed into your inbox to read/reply
there by simply renaming it to a .cnm [.cmn?? I never can remember]
file.
Then you can do the real trick of importance: DELE [message #] An OK
should show on your screen, and LIST will show that file is no longer in
the sequence.
Additional note: If you have already downloaded 10 messages & get hung
up on message #11, delete the files you already have at the same time
you delete the problem one. Then when you go back and 'get mail' you
won't be burdened with a bunch of dupes.
When finished, QUIT ... Enter EXIT at the DOS prompt and you're back in
Arachne.
Hope that does it ... :>
l.d.
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On Tue, 02 Oct 2001 07:50:09 +0000, "Edenyard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Oct 2001 00:11:03 -0500, Sam wrote:
>> AFAIK, anyone having an account on any POP3 mail server
>> anywhere in the world may delete any offending message simply
>> by using Telnet.
> That works well. But is there any way, using Telnet, that you can
> tell who sent the message before you DELE it???
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