IMAP, POP3 - 110,143,993,995
IMAP Commands
1 LOGIN username password
User's login.
1 LIST "" *
Lists all directories.
1 CREATE "INBOX"
Creates a mailbox with a specified name.
1 DELETE "INBOX"
Deletes a mailbox.
1 RENAME "ToRead" "Important"
Renames a mailbox.
1 LSUB "" *
Returns a subset of names from the set of names that the User has declared as being active or subscribed.
1 SELECT INBOX
Selects a mailbox so that messages in the mailbox can be accessed.
1 UNSELECT INBOX
Exits the selected mailbox.
1 FETCH <ID> all
Retrieves data associated with a message in the mailbox.
1 CLOSE
Removes all messages with the Deleted flag set.
1 LOGOUT
Closes the connection with the IMAP server.
POP3 Commands
USER username
Identifies the user.
PASS password
Authentication of the user using its password.
STAT
Requests the number of saved emails from the server.
LIST
Requests from the server the number and size of all emails.
RETR id
Requests the server to deliver the requested email by ID.
DELE id
Requests the server to delete the requested email by ID.
CAPA
Requests the server to display the server capabilities.
RSET
Requests the server to reset the transmitted information.
QUIT
Closes the connection with the POP3 server.
Interacting with service
# POP3
telnet ip 110
# login using username and password
USER admin
PASS password
# list all mails of user
LIST
# read mails using id no.
RETR 1
Nmap
# nmap scan
nmap ip -sV -p110,143,993,995 -sC
cURL
# footprinting using curl with valid user and pass
curl -k 'imaps://ip' --user user:p4ssw0rd
curl -k 'imaps://ip' --user user:1234 -v
OpenSSL - TLS Encrypted Interaction POP3
# OpenSSL - TLS Encrypted Interaction POP3
openssl s_client -connect ip:pop3s
# OpenSSL - TLS Encrypted Interaction IMAP
openssl s_client -connect ip:imaps
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