LESSON 10

Date: 4/9/2009
Email Basics
Linux for Engineering and IT applications


Example of POP3 session

  • Besides using MUA, you can run telnet on port 110 to access POP3, and use 4-letters POP commands, for example:
    
    telnet capone.linux.class 110
    Trying 192.168.5.240...
    Connected to 192.168.5.240.
    Escape character is '^]'.
    +OK
    USER mailtest
    +OK
    PASS Password 
    +OK
    RETR 1
    +OK
    Return-Path: 
    X-Original-To: mailtest@capone.linux.class
    Delivered-To: mailtest@capone.linux.class
    Received: from node18.linux.class (node18 [192.168.5.38])
            by capone.linux.class (Postfix) with ESMTP id A291B2B15C
            for ; Tue, 12 Apr 2005 22:24:53 -0400 (EDT)
    Received: from here.com (unknown [192.168.5.250])
            by node18.linux.class (Postfix) with SMTP id 4653B14112
            for ; Tue, 12 Apr 2005 22:24:03 -0400 (EDT)
    To: some_guru@somewhere.com
    From: pp@pp.com
    Subject: Forged e-mail
    Message-Id: <20050413022403.4653B14112@node18.linux.class>
    Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 22:24:03 -0400 (EDT)
    
    Hey, 
    The "To:" and "From:" are non-existent, but you still get the e-mail.
    bye, bye
    .
    DELE 1
    +OK
    QUIT
    



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