Download POP3 Email to MIME Strings

Download the email from a POP3 mailbox directly into MIME strings, without parsing into email objects.

Download Chilkat Email ActiveX

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uses
    Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
    Dialogs, StdCtrls,
    CHILKATMAILLib2_TLB,
    CHILKATUTILLib_TLB,
    OleCtrls;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
mailman: TChilkatMailMan2;
success: Integer;
saUidls: CHILKATUTILLib_TLB.ICkStringArray;
saMime: CHILKATUTILLib_TLB.ICkStringArray;
i: Integer;
email: CHILKATMAILLib2_TLB.IChilkatEmail2;

begin
//  The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
//  and sending (SMTP) email.
mailman := TChilkatMailMan2.Create(Self);

//  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
success := mailman.UnlockComponent('30-day trial');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage('Component unlock failed');

  end;

//  Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost := 'mail.chilkatsoft.com';

//  Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername := 'matt@chilkatsoft.com';
mailman.PopPassword := 'myPassword';

//  First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:

saUidls := mailman.GetUidls() as CHILKATUTILLib_TLB.ICkStringArray;
if (saUidls = nil ) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(mailman.LastErrorText);

  end;

//  Download the email as MIME strings (no parsing of the MIME)

saMime := mailman.FetchMultipleMime(saUidls) as CHILKATUTILLib_TLB.ICkStringArray;
if (saMime = nil ) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(mailman.LastErrorText);

  end;

//  MIME strings may be loaded into email objects:

email := CoChilkatEmail2.Create();
for i := 0 to saMime.Count - 1 do
  begin
    email.SetFromMimeText(saMime.GetString(i));
    Memo1.Lines.Add(email.From);
    Memo1.Lines.Add(email.Subject + #13#10);
  end;


end;