POP3 SSH Tunneling (Port Forwarding)

Demonstrates how to connect to a POP3 server through an SSH tunnel. Reads a POP3 mailbox and display the FROM and SUBJECT header fields of each email.

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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 "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode("Component unlock failed") & "</pre>"

End If

'  Connect to an SSH server and establish the SSH tunnel:

'  The SSH hostname may be a hostname or an
'  IP address, such as "192.168.1.108".
'  The port is typically 22 (the standard port for SSH).
sshHostname = "www.my-ssh-server.com"
sshPort = 22
'  Select POP3 by setting the following variable to 0
bForSmtp = 0
'  The 1st argument passed to SshTunnel indicates whether
'  a tunnel for SMTP or POP3 is being established.
success = mailman.SshTunnel(bForSmtp,sshHostname,sshPort)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode(mailman.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"

End If

'  Authenticate with the SSH server via a login/password
'  or with a public key.
'  This example demonstrates SSH password authentication.
'  Note: This is not authenticating with the POP3 server, it is
'  for authenticating with the SSH server, which is separate.
success = mailman.SshAuthenticatePw(bForSmtp,"ssh_login","ssh_password")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode(mailman.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"

End If

'  OK, the SSH tunnel is setup.  The mailman may
'  be used exactly the same as usual, except all communications
'  are now sent through the SSH tunnel.

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

'  Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = "pop3_login"
mailman.PopPassword = "pop3_password"

'  Download a max of 5 messages
'  To download all email, leave MaxCount unset so it remains at the default value of 0.
mailman.MaxCount = 5

'  Copy the all email from the user's POP3 mailbox
'  into a bundle object.  The email remains on the server.
' bundle is a Chilkat.EmailBundle2
Set bundle = mailman.CopyMail()

'  If you're curious, have a look at LastErrorText after
'  a successful send.  You'll see detailed information that
'  confirms the SSH tunneling.
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode(mailman.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"

If (bundle Is Nothing ) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode(mailman.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"

End If

For i = 0 To bundle.MessageCount - 1
    ' email is a Chilkat.Email2
    Set email = bundle.GetEmail(i)
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( email.From) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( email.Subject _
         & "<br>") & "</pre>"

Next

'  Close the connection (with both SSH server and POP3 server)
mailman.Pop3EndSession 
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