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Stuck with just a shell access and need to check your mail ?

Just telnet your favorite POP3 server and use these commands

Command	Responses	Examples
USER name	+OK name is welcome here -ERR never heard of name	USER David +OK Please enter a password
PASS string	+OK maildrop locked and ready -ERR invalid password -ERR unable to lock maildrop	PASS test +OK valid logon
QUIT	+OK	+OK Server closing connection
STAT	+OK nn mm	STAT +OK 2 320
LIST [msg]	+OK scan listing follows -ERR no such message	LIST +OK 2 messages (320 octets) 1 120 2 200 …  LIST 2 +OK 2 200
RETR msg	+OK message follows -ERR no such message	RETR 1 +OK 120 octets < the POP3 server sends the entire message here >
DELE msg	+OK message deleted -ERR no such message	DELE 2 +OK message deleted
NOOP	+OK no transaction	NOOP +OK
LAST	+OK nn	LAST +OK 2
RSET	+OK	RSET +OK maildrop has 2 messages (320 octets)
Additional Commands
TOP msg nn	+OK top of msg -ERR	TOP 1 10 +OK < first 10 lines of the header >
RPOP user	+OK -ERR	RPOP david +OK enter password

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