[tkined] Doubt in using POP3(Post Office Protocal)

M.Selvakumar (selva@banyan.tenet.res.in)
Wed, 19 May 1999 17:02:39 +0530 (IST)

Hi,
In my project, one part is retrieving mails from POP3 server.
For retrieving mails,
1. Connect to pop3 server which is running at the port 110
2. send user name and password to the pop3 server.
3. sending "RETR mailno" to the POP3 which is the command to retrieve
mail.
Now my problem is, how I find the end of the mail.
(i.e) I want to know POP3 has finished sending mail.

What I have done now is, I wait for 5000ms. If I am not receiving
anything for 5000ms. I assume mail is completed.
But it is not much effective.

Is there any other alternative way.
Please help me to solve this

Thank you
...selva
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