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

Download Chilkat IMAP ActiveX

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 CHILKATMAILLib2_TLB.ICkStringArray) 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;