Perform the following steps to ensure that you have proper POP3 connectivity to
a mailbox that is located on an
Exchange Server or Exchange 2000 Server computer.
NOTE: Press the ENTER key after you type each line.
- Start a telnet session by running the following command:
Telnet IP_address_of_server 110
If a connection is made, a banner from the server is displayed that indicates the server's version, which is similar to the following:
+OK Microsoft Exchange 2000 POP3 server version 6.0.4408.0 (server_name.domain.com) ready.
- Begin communication by logging on to the mailbox with the
following commands:
USER domain/Windows_NT_account/Exchange_mailbox
The following response is displayed:
+OK
- Type the following command:
PASS Windows_NT_domain_password
The following response is displayed:
+OK User successfully logged on
- Type the following command to list all mail in the mailbox:
LIST
The following response is displayed (this information varies, depending on
the number of messages in the mailbox):
+OK
1�373
2�388
3�388
The message number is the number on left
- Type the following command to retrieve a message:
RETR message number
The message that you selected by using the message number is displayed in the response, similar to the following:
+OK
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If you are able to complete the preceding steps without error, any POP3 client that conforms to Request for Comments (RFC) 1939 should work to connect to the mailbox.