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Module 9
Look up the RFC 1939 (Post Office Protocol). RFC Documents are used to define
Internet protocols of all kinds and new protocols are added, each with its own
RFC numbered document.
3. Using the RFC 1939 document find and provide the meaning of the
following commands:
a. STAT (Get drop listing):
It is used to show the number of messages in the maildrop and its size
in octets.
These are shown in a line called “drop listing”.
The line contains the positive response “+OK” followed by a single
space, the number of messages in the maildrop, and the size of the
maildrop in octets.
Example:
C: STAT
S: +OK 2 320
c. USER:
It is used in authorization state for authorization. The command is
executed as USER name, then the POP3 server responds with indicator
"+OK" after which client will enter password command.
Example:
C: USER guhan
S: +OK
C: PASS secret
S: -ERR invalid password