Heh heh.... > That is what I thought. > But got confused when someone said they use telnet to check there > mail. ( What they must have meant was they use telnet to get into the > server, and then use a server-side program to check there mail ). > Well, in theory you can telnet direct to a mail server and use your account details to log in, then you give the mail server commands to display your email. Its a total pain to do, but vaguely remember many years ago messing on with a mail server like that. Its very sad and geeky to do that kind of thing though! True propeller head type thing that! :o)
> I've never used Pine, but everyone I know who has speaks worlds of it. > ~shrug~ Its just a text based email client for Linux, nowt special..... > I haven't used telnet in years either. > We have some Cobalt RAQs these days, so I'm back to using putty to get a secure telnet connection to the server and mess on on the box, but until recently, I'd almost forgotten telnet and unix.... Hmmm... I seem to "mess on" a lot.... Note to self : stop messing and get on with some work. ;o) Stephen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
