(IOS) Delete All Email in a POP3 Mailbox

Delete all email in a POP3 mailbox.

Download: Chilkat IOS (IPhone) Objective-C Libraries

NSMutableString *strOutput = [NSMutableString stringWithCapacity:1000];

//  The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
//  and sending (SMTP) email.
CkoMailMan *mailman = [[[CkoMailMan alloc] init] autorelease];

//  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
BOOL success;
success = [mailman UnlockComponent: @"30-day trial"];
if (success != YES) {
    [strOutput appendString: @"Component unlock failed"];
    [strOutput appendString: @"\n"];
    self.mainTextField.stringValue = strOutput;
    return;
}

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

//  Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = @"myLogin";
mailman.PopPassword = @"****";

//  Make sure the ImmediateDelete property is set (this is the default)
//  If ImmediateDelete is not set, messages marked for deletion
//  by the Delete* methods will not be deleted until the POP3
//  connection is closed by calling Pop3EndSession.
mailman.ImmediateDelete = YES;

CkoStringArray *sa;

//  First, get all the UIDLs.
sa = [mailman GetUidls];

//  Next, delete them all.
success = [mailman DeleteMultiple: sa];
if (success != YES) {
    [strOutput appendString: mailman.LastErrorText];
    [strOutput appendString: @"\n"];
}

//  We're done with the POP3 session, so it doesn't hurt to call this...
[mailman Pop3EndSession];

self.mainTextField.stringValue = strOutput;