Re: Unrelated to Debian. Telnet
On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 07:38:06AM -0400, Wayne wrote: Hi All, I search the web for an answer, but came up short. Occasionally I get some junk mail that will hang my system and won't let me get my mail. So I telnet into my isp an look for the culprit. The command I use is retr # ---# is the message number. What command do I use to delete the said message. When I do ? or type help I get command unknown. I called my isp to find out what command they use, they did'nt know. Also, can anyone recommend a good book on the subject? Thanks. Wayne DELE # There probably isn't a book on the subject, but you can read the POP3 protocol specification (RFC1725, eg. ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1725.txt) MisoFrankie MisoFrankie -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- We are just packets in the Internet of life (UF) pgpBwvsTuyeIn.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Unrelated to Debian. Telnet
On Thu, 17 May 2001 12:38:06 Wayne wrote: I search the web for an answer, but came up short. Search for RFC 1939. It'll tell you all about POP. The command you're looking for is DELE (e.g. dele 12). mbf.
Re: Unrelated to Debian. Telnet
On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 07:38:06AM -0400, Wayne wrote: Hi All, I search the web for an answer, but came up short. try a search for pop rfc at www.google.com Occasionally I get some junk mail that will hang my system and won't let me get my mail. So I telnet into my isp an look for the culprit. The command I use is retr # ---# is the message number. dele # they use, they did'nt know. Also, can anyone recommend a good book on the subject? not offhand, but that search above will give you plenty of info and also some example sessions.
Re: Unrelated to Debian. Telnet
W Hi All, W I search the web for an answer, but came up short. W Occasionally I get some junk mail that will hang W my system and won't let me get my mail. So I W telnet into my isp an look for the culprit. The W command I use is retr # ---# is the message number. W What command do I use to delete the said message. dele # W When I do ? or type help I get command W unknown. I called my isp to find out what command W they use, they did'nt know. Also, can anyone W recommend a good book on the subject? Instead book read rfc1939. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- | Ilya Martynov (http://martynov.org/)| | GnuPG 1024D/323BDEE6 D7F7 561E 4C1D 8A15 8E80 E4AE BE1A 53EB 323B DEE6 | | AGAVA Software Company (http://www.agava.com/) | -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: Unrelated to Debian. Telnet
you can always telnet into your isp, if they allow telnet access, use pine or mutt, and actually see if anything is worthwhile. i know i get alot of junkmail and spam. i either filter it out or delete it straight off the isp so i dont have to deal with any crap. On Thu, 17 May 2001, Gordon Hart wrote: On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 07:38:06AM -0400, Wayne wrote: Hi All, I search the web for an answer, but came up short. try a search for pop rfc at www.google.com Occasionally I get some junk mail that will hang my system and won't let me get my mail. So I telnet into my isp an look for the culprit. The command I use is retr # ---# is the message number. dele # they use, they did'nt know. Also, can anyone recommend a good book on the subject? not offhand, but that search above will give you plenty of info and also some example sessions. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Unrelated to Debian. Telnet
Hi again, I want to thank everyone for the pointer. I found a gold mine!!! Wayne Martin Feeney wrote: On Thu, 17 May 2001 12:38:06 Wayne wrote: I search the web for an answer, but came up short. Search for RFC 1939. It'll tell you all about POP. The command you're looking for is DELE (e.g. dele 12). mbf. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Unrelated to Debian. Telnet
On Thu, 17 May 2001, Wayne wrote: Hi All, I search the web for an answer, but came up short. Occasionally I get some junk mail that will hang my system and won't let me get my mail. So I telnet into my isp an look for the culprit. The command I use is retr # ---# is the message number. What command do I use to delete the said message. dele When I do ? or type help I get command unknown. I called my isp to find out what command they use, they did'nt know. Also, can anyone recommend a good book on the subject? Thanks. Wayne -- a mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Who is John Galt?/a Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with your Microsoft product. -- Ferenc Mantfeld
