Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 19:39:51 -0500 From: Dru <genisis@istar.ca> To: LKentane@mweb.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pop3 commands Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.19990325193951.007df8a0@istar.ca> In-Reply-To: <19990325184431.C1009@scientia.demon.co.uk> References: <913B8C252194D2119BD500805F31817897069A@za12nt02.mweb.com> <913B8C252194D2119BD500805F31817897069A@za12nt02.mweb.com>
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At 06:44 PM 25/03/99 +0000, you wrote: >Langa Kentane - MWeb wrote: > >> Where can I get a complete listing of all the pop3 & smtp commands >> what a brief explanation of what they do. > >In the appropriate RFC. SMTP is defined in RFC 821 (RFC 822 is also >useful), POP3 is defined in RFCs 1939 and 1957. Download them from >your nearest RFC mirror, if you don't know the address of one, >ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/rfc/ is one example. > >-- >Ben Smithurst >ben@scientia.demon.co.uk Also, the Unix Administrator's Guide to TCP/IP published by O'Reilly (has a picture of a crab on front) is worth it's weight in gold. Has a chapter on SMTP and POP3 with their commands and examples. If you're interested, I can send you the ISBN number. Also, anyone who is interested can e-mail me in private and I'll send a copy of the "Fun with Telnet" tutorial I give to my students when I introduce them to what is really happening when you send/receive e-mail. Cheers, Dru Never smack a man who's chewin' tobacco. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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