POP3 SSL - Read POP3 Email over SSL on Port 995

Demonstrates how to connect via SSL to a POP3 server and read email. This assumes that the POP3 server supports SSL.

Download Chilkat Email ActiveX for POP3 / SMTP

LOCAL loMailman
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loBundle
LOCAL i
LOCAL loEmail

* The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
* and sending (SMTP) email.
loMailman = CreateObject('Chilkat.MailMan2')

* Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.

lnSuccess = loMailman.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX("Component unlock failed")
    QUIT
ENDIF

* Set the POP3 server's hostname
loMailman.MailHost = "pop.gmail.com"

* Set the POP3 login/password.
loMailman.PopUsername = "****@gmail.com"
loMailman.PopPassword = "****"

* Indicate that we want SSL.  Also, set the port to 995:
loMailman.MailPort = 995
loMailman.PopSsl = 1

* Read mail headers and one line of the body.
loBundle = loMailman.CopyMail()

IF (loBundle = NULL ) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loMailman.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

FOR i = 0 TO loBundle.MessageCount - 1
    loEmail = loBundle.GetEmail(i)

    * Display the From email address and the subject.
    ? loEmail.From
    ? loEmail.Subject + CHR(13)+CHR(10)
    RELEASE loEmail
NEXT

RELEASE loBundle