How to retrieve Email via POP3 using Telnet

1. Telnet into Exchange server hosting IMS service using TCP port 110.
Command is telnet <servername> 110

2. Turn on local echo on your telnet client so that you can see what you are typing.
On Win 9x and NT 3.5/4.0 Telnet client this done by selecting the "preferences" from the "terminal" pull down menu, and checking the local echo radio button.  For Windows 2000 telnet client, issue command "set local_echo", from the telnet command prompt.

3. After performing step 1 the terminal window text should appear as follows
+OK Microsoft Exchange POP3 server version 5.5.2653.23 ready

4. Issue the following command sequence.

user <nt_domain>\<nt_username>\<mailbox_alias>

pass <password>
note: Since local echo has been set, your password will appear on the telnet terminal window in plain text.

list
Displays a list of email messages

retr <message number>
Displays a specific message in the telnet terminal window

dele <message number>
Deletes a specific message

Quit
Closes telnet session