How to Check Email with Telnet

Telnet can be used as another way to check email. The first two steps are for Windows only; Mac and Linux users should use their own methods for launching a terminal/console window.

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1. 1
   Select Start in the bottom left corner of the screen, then select Run.
   
   
   
2. 2
   Once the Run window starts, type in cmd.
   
   
   
3. 3
   At the command prompt, type in telnet emailprovider.com 110 (where "emailprovider" is the name of the service you use for email).
   
   
   
4. 4
   Type USER yourusername (you may see what you type or not, and "yourusername" should be changed to whatever comes before the @ in your email address).
   
   
   
5. 5
   Then type in PASS yourpassword (if you can see what you type, you will see your password).
   
   
   
6. 6
   Type list.
   
   
   
7. 7
   You will see a list of items with labels like "1 607" and "2 1323403."
   
   
   
8. 8
   If you want to look at the message labeled 2 1323403, type retr 2. You can replace the 2 with any other number to view other messages.
   
   
   
9. 9
   If you want to delete message 1 607, type dele 1.
   
   
   
10. 10
    When you are done checking your email, type quit.