[linux-help] Re: deleting emails through telnet

[XXXSudharsha WijesingheXXX <adithya111@xxxxxxxxx>]

thanks for the info,
But I meant from log in using the telnet cause I
do not have access to the mail server I only can
log in to pop3.
rgds,
Sudharsha.
--- "gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman)"
<glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> rm -f /var/mail/<username>
> 
> or 
> 
> echo "" > /var/mail/<username>
> 
> will clear the entire mailbox
> 
> gLaNDix
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "XXXSudharsha WijesingheXXX"
> <adithya111@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 8:16 PM
> Subject: [linux-help] deleting emails through
> telnet
> 
> 
> > I have about 700 messages  on my email
> account.
> > I want to delete them with out downloading.
> > I can log in to it using telnet on pop3 and
> > delete 1 by 1. Does any one know how I can
> delete
> > them all at once other than issueing 700
> delete
> > commands.
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Sudharsha.
> > 
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