{"id":5540,"date":"2013-03-15T11:30:51","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T00:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/?p=5540"},"modified":"2013-03-16T18:04:56","modified_gmt":"2013-03-16T07:04:56","slug":"using-telnet-to-delete-mass-amounts-of-e-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/using-telnet-to-delete-mass-amounts-of-e-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Telnet to Delete Mass Amounts of E-mail"},"content":{"rendered":"

For whatever reason, you may end up with a huge amount of e-mail stuck on a mail server and it all just needs to go. Maybe you’ve been lax in clearing e-mail, your e-mail application isn’t managing your mailbox properly or perhaps you’ve just been spammed into oblivion.<\/p>\n

However, if you’ve got hundreds or even thousands of messages on the mail server that need to be deleted you’re probably not looking forward to manually deleting each and everyone one:<\/p>\n

user <username><\/p>\n

pass <password><\/p>\n

stat<\/p>\n

dele 1<\/p>\n

dele 2<\/p>\n

dele 3<\/p>\n

….<\/p>\n

dele x – 1<\/p>\n

dele x<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Luckily, there is a smarter way to do this using Microsoft Excel using some easy steps. But first, a warning:<\/p>\n

Undertaking the following will delete most, if not, all of your e-mail from your mailbox – only proceed if you understand that you are deleting your e-mail!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Microsoft<\/a>

Microsoft Excel – Generating Telnet Delete Commands<\/p><\/div>\n

    \n
  1. In cell A1, type in dele<\/strong> and press\u00a0Tab<\/strong>,<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. In cell B1, type in\u00a01<\/strong> and press\u00a0Tab<\/strong>,<\/li>\n
  3. In cell C1, type in the following formula then press Enter<\/strong>:\n
      \n
    1. =A1&” “&B1<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    2. Highlight cells A1 to C1 and drag down for as many rows that you require,<\/li>\n
    3. Copy the resulting text in Column C into your active telnet session,<\/li>\n
    4. Watch your telnet window go nuts,<\/li>\n
    5. Type\u00a0quit<\/strong> and press\u00a0Enter<\/strong> to confirm the deletions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      You might not need to use this tip all that often but always worth knowing just in case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      For whatever reason, you may end up with a huge amount of e-mail stuck on a mail server and it all just needs to go. Maybe you’ve been lax in clearing e-mail, your e-mail application isn’t managing your mailbox properly or perhaps you’ve just been spammed into oblivion. However, if you’ve got hundreds or even … <\/p>\n

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