Delete emails on server via terminal

[ade234uk]

We have a load of undeliverable emails backed up on the server. The problem we have is that the server we purchased from a well known host is rubbish. It does not matter how many times we use outlook to get the emails off the server, it just keeps timing out.

Question I want to ask is:

1) How can I view the number of emails on the server via the terminal

2) How do I then delete these directly off the server via the terminal

[ade234uk]

Sometimes I worry about myself. It has only just occured to me, to delete the email account from the server. Which has deleted all the emails lol.

Outlook is now clear lol.