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**J. P. Gilliver (John)[_7_]** · May 29th 20, 10:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

On Fri, 29 May 2020 at 14:51:01, wrote:
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It never occurred to me to try it but I wonder if there is a DOS
program that will talk to an Email server. At the host end, it really
only sees what you send it, no matter what software you use. You may
need your own server tho and not one of those Spam generators like
Google or Yahoo that probe you every time you poke at them.

As you say, the server only sees what you send it; it has no idea what's
generating it. There certainly are DOS email clients; in most cases,
they're what we (some of us) used before Windows! SMTP and POP (or POP3,
to give its original full name) are old protocols. Some servers have
increased login security, but once login is achieved, the majority still
talk with the old protocols. (Some might insist on encryption, but I
think most will operate without it if you want. Some might want you to
log into their web interface once, to enable "use less secure", but once
that's done, you can use your old software. Though I think they have a
tendency to turn the requirement back on.)

I don't know if there are any DOS mail clients that work with IMAP
rather than POP, but there's no technical reason why none should.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

I reckon in a few years we'll have GoogleBum. You'll type in someone's name
and it will show you what their bum looks like. Even if they've never posted a
nude picture, it will reconstruct their bum from bits of their face and leg
and whatever else they can find. - Charlie Brooker, RT 2014/12/13-19