From a command prompt, initiate a connection with the mail server. Use port 143 for IMAP, port 993 for seucre encrypted IMAPs:
[sourcecode language='html'] telnet 192.168.1.60 143 [/sourcecode]
Authenticate to the IMAP server, specifiying user name and password
[sourcecode language='html'] A LOGIN username password [/sourcecode]
Chose a folder:
[sourcecode language='html'] 01 Select INBOX [/sourcecode]
Display a message using rfc822 specifications. Here message number 13 is listed:
[sourcecode language='html'] 02 fetch 13 rfc822 [/sourcecode]
logout to terminate the session
[sourcecode language='html'] 03 logout [/sourcecode]
For more details, see RFC 3501 at http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc3501.txt
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