telnet://mail.vt.edu:110

UPDATE: While these instructions are great if all you've got is a telnet client, try https://webmail.vt.edu for a much more user friendly and capable interface.

These instructions are intended to help you use a telnet interface to check your e-mail on the Virginia Tech mail server when you're away from your own computer and can't use Eudora or change Netscape's settings such as at the library. If the web browser you are using is configured properly, the URL telnet://mail.vt.edu:110 will launch a telnet application and open a connection to the mail server on the POP3 port. This technique will leave the messages on the server so that you may retrive them later at your convenience.

Step	Example
	`+OK POP3 eris server, Virginia Tech ver. 0.96`
type "user" and your PID	`user dsingley`
	`+OK Please send your password now`
type "pass"	`pass`
	`Enter Password:`
type your password (it won't be displayed as you type)	password
	`+OK, you are user 15024`
type "retr 1" to retrive message 1	`retr 1`
if you have mail, the first message will be displayed	`+OK message follows`
	...the message...
	`.`
type "retr 2", "retr 3", etc. to retrive your other messages	`retr 2`
if you don't have any(more) messages, you'll recive this error message	`-ERR message id out of range`
close the connection by typing "quit"	`quit`
	`+OK Done!`

telnet://mail.vt.edu:110

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