Secure IMAP over TLS/SSL

To communicate with an IMAP server over TLS/SSL, simply set the Ssl and Port properties. The remainder of your code is the same as with non-SSL.

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// Needs #include <CkImap.h>
// Needs #include <CkMessageSet.h>
// Needs #include <CkEmailBundle.h>
// Needs #include <CkEmail.h>

    CkString strOut;

    CkImap imap;

    bool success;

    //  Anything unlocks the component and begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
    success = imap.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  To use a secure TLS/SSL connection, set the Ssl property and the port:
    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    //  The typical port for IMAP SSL is 993
    imap.put_Port(993);

    //  Connect to an IMAP server.
    success = imap.Connect("mail.chilkatsoft.com");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  Login
    success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    CkMessageSet *messageSet = 0;
    //  We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
    bool fetchUids;
    fetchUids = true;
    //  Get the message IDs of all the emails in the mailbox
    messageSet = imap.Search("ALL",fetchUids);
    if (messageSet == 0 ) {
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  Fetch the emails into a bundle object:
    CkEmailBundle *bundle = 0;
    bundle = imap.FetchBundle(*messageSet);
    if (bundle == 0 ) {
        delete messageSet;
        strOut.append(imap.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.
    long i;
    for (i = 0; i <= bundle->get_MessageCount() - 1; i++) {
        CkEmail *email = 0;
        email = bundle->GetEmail(i);
        strOut.append(email->ck_from());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append(email->subject());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("--");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        delete email;
    }

    //  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    imap.Disconnect();

    delete messageSet;
    delete bundle;

    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());