1) Open a command prompt window, type 'telnet' (w/o quotes) and press ENTER

2) This gives you a window with something like the following:

Microsoft (R) Windows 2000 (TM) Version 5.00 (Build 2195)
Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Client
Telnet Client Build 5.00.99206.1

Escape Character is 'CTRL+]'

Microsoft Telnet>

3) At the command prompt type the following and press ENTER:

Microsoft Telnet> open emailserver 110

4) If there is a successful connection, you'll get something like the following:

+OK ArGoSoft Mail Server Freeware, Version 1.8 (1.8.8.1)

5) At the prompt, type the word 'user' (w/out the quotes), a space, the email account name, and press ENTER:

user youraccount

6) You should get back something like:

+OK Password required for youraccount

7) At the prompt, type the word 'pass' (w/out the quotes), a space, the email account password, and press ENTER:

pass yourpassword

8) The email server should respond with something like:

+OK Mailbox locked and ready

9) At the prompt, type the word 'stat' (w/out the quotes) and press ENTER:
stat

10) The server should respond with something like the following:

+OK 159 222912

The first number is the number of emails on the server for the acccount. The second number is the total size in bytes of emails on the server for the account.

11) To exit the email server session, type with word 'quit' (w/out the quotes) and press ENTER: