[X Newbies] Port 110

[J]

On Thursday, November 27, 2003, at 01:15  AM, James S Jones wrote:

> The simplest method of making telnet connection would be to open a 
> terminal window and enter the command:
>
> 	telnet pop.earthlink.net 110
>
> or, whatever the name of your POP server might be.


Would this work with domains that require log in with full email 
address a la:

webmaster%domain.com at mail.domain.com

>
> If you connect, you can generally get out with the keystroke 
> combination <control><]>.
>
> If you aren't using the OS X firewall--and never have--then, it seems 
> unlikely that it is blocking port 110. Indeed, you'd have to use 
> something other than System Preferences to get it to do that.
>
> It seems more likely that Mail isn't set up quite right. The part of 
> the message about port 110 is probably extraneous and misleading. All 
> it's telling you is that it can't connect. Who is your ISP?

I sometimes get this message from Comcast, which is my main way of 
connecting via cable, but I have a few domain addresses that do this 
often. It never is permanent just wonder why it happens.
Thanks for your help.
-J