Number of Messages in a POP3 Mailbox

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Get the number of messages in a POP3 mailbox.

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<%
'  The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
'  and sending (SMTP) email.
set mailman = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.MailMan2")

'  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
success = mailman.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write Server.HtmlEncode("Component unlock failed") & "<br>"

End If

'  Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost = "mail.chilkatsoft.com"

'  Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = "admin@chilkatsoft.com"
mailman.PopPassword = "****"

'  Get the number of messages in the mailbox.

numMessages = mailman.GetMailboxCount()
Response.Write Server.HtmlEncode(numMessages) & "<br>"


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