The POP3 ( Post Office Protocol - Version 3 ) protocol uses port number 110. Commands : user name - enter login name pass string - enter password stat - show statistics of email account list [n] - list statistics of all messages or message number n top n nlines - show header of message number n and n lines of the body retr n - show header and body of message number n dele n - delete message number n rset - unmark deleted messages quit - close and quit transmission