E-mail With Command Prompt

Write E-mail from CMD

Follow these Steps

1. Open the cmd prompt ( Start -> Run -> Type cmd -> Press Enter ).

2. Type telnet server port -> Press Enter and wait for response.

[ server: Outgoing Mail Server, port : Smtp Server Port Number (default  25)]

3. Type HELO server.com -> Press Enter and wait for response

[Some servers accept 'ELHO' in place of 'HELO']

4. Type MAIL FROM: senders email id -> Press Enter and wait for response

5. Type RCPT TO: recipants email ids -> Press Enter and wait for response

[seprated by ',']

6. Type DATA: Your Message.

[To end the message, put a single dot '.' on a line by itself and press Enter.]

Warnings for users

Google Mail server uses TLS in sending Email and dos telnet does not supports TLS. 

Hotmail and some other mail services do not allow telnet access to their mail servers.This can be tracked by anyone with enough technical skill, access to your ISP's records, and a bit of determination, so don't do anything you wouldn't want to possibly be associated with you.

Check E-mail from CMD

Telnet can be used as another way to check email.

Follow these Steps

1. Open the cmd prompt ( Start -> Run -> Type cmd -> Press Enter ).

2. Type telnet emailprovider.com port -> Press Enter and wait for response

[emailprovider: Incoming Mail Server, port: Server Port Number (default POP3/IMAP 110/143)].

3. Type USER yourusername  -> Press Enter and wait for response

[you may see what you type or not, and "yourusername" should be changed to whatever comes before the @ in your email address.]

4. Then type in PASS yourpassword -> Press Enter and wait for response

[if you can see what you type, you will see your password]

5. Type list -> Press Enter and wait for response.

6. You will see a list of items with labels like "1 1024" and "2 123556". If you want to look at the message labeled 2 123556, type retr 2. You can replace the 2 with any other number to view other messages.If you want to delete message 1 1024, type dele 1.

[When you are done checking your email, type quit and press Enter.]

Mail Server Settings

Hotmail Settings : As other web based email services, Hotmail is using the HTTP protocol for connecting you to your mailbox. If you want to send and receive Hotmail emails using an email client software, then your software must support Hotmail HTTP access for your email account. Some email clients, such as Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook, offer builtin support for Hotmail accounts, so you only have to select HTTP when you are asked to select your email account type and select Hotmail as the HTTP Mail Service Provider. 

Hotmail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop3.live.com (logon using Secure Password Authentification - SPA, mail server port: 995)

Hotmail Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - smtp.live.com (SSL enabled, port 25)

Yahoo! Mail Settings : Yahoo Mail offers standard POP3 access for receiving emails incoming through your Yahoo mailbox, by using your favorite email client software. To setup your email client for working with your Yahoo account, you need to select the POP3 protocol and use the following mail server settings:

Yahoo Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.mail.yahoo.com (port 110)

Yahoo Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - smtp.mail.yahoo.com (port 25)

POP Yahoo! Mail Plus email server settings.

Yahoo Plus Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com (SSL enabled, port 995)

Yahoo Plus Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com (SSL enabled, port 465, use authentication)

Google GMail Settings : The Google GMail service offers email client access for retrieving and sending emails through your Gmail account. However, for security reasons, GMail uses POP3 over an SSL connection, so make sure your email client supports encrypted SSL connections.

Google Gmail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.gmail.com (SSL enabled, port 995)

Outgoing Mail Server - use the SMTP mail server address provided by your local ISP or smtp.gmail.com (SSL enabled, port 465)

MSN Mail Settings : The MSN email service allows you to use the MSN POP3 and SMTP servers to access your MSN mailbox.

MSN Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop3.email.msn.com (port 110, using Secure Password Authentication - SPA)

MSN Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.email.msn.com (select "My outgoing server requires authentication")

AOL Mail Settings : The AOL email service is a web based system, designed for managing your AOL mailbox via HTTP IMAP access. Unlike Hotmail, you can use any email client to access your AOL mailbox, as long as it supports the IMAP protocol.

AOL Incoming Mail Server (IMAP) - imap.aol.com (port 143)

AOL Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.aol.com or use your local ISP SMTP mail server

Mail.com Mail Settings.