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.
>
>
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