Delete Individual Emails from POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to delete individual emails from a POP3 mailbox.

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// Needs #include <CkMailMan.h>
// Needs #include <CkEmailBundle.h>
// Needs #include <CkEmail.h>

    CkString strOut;

    //  The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
    //  and sending (SMTP) email.
    CkMailMan mailman;

    //  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
    bool success;
    success = mailman.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append("Component unlock failed\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    //  Set the POP3 server's hostname
    mailman.put_MailHost("mail.chilkatsoft.com");

    //  Set the POP3 login/password.
    mailman.put_PopUsername("myLogin");
    mailman.put_PopPassword("myPassword");

    //  Set the ImmediateDelete property = false
    //  When the DeleteEmail method is called, the POP3 session
    //  will remain open and the emails will be deleted all at once
    //  when the session closes.
    mailman.put_ImmediateDelete(false);

    CkEmailBundle *bundle = 0;

    //  Download email headers.
    bundle = mailman.GetAllHeaders(1);

    if (bundle == 0 ) {
        strOut.append(mailman.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    long i;
    CkEmail *email = 0;
    for (i = 0; i <= bundle->get_MessageCount() - 1; i++) {
        email = bundle->GetEmail(i);

        strOut.append(email->ck_from());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append(email->subject());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("\r\n");

        //  If you decide the email is to be deleted, call DeleteEmail.
        //  This marks the email for deletion on the POP3 server.
        success = mailman.DeleteEmail(*email);
        if (success != true) {
            strOut.append(mailman.lastErrorText());
            strOut.append("\r\n");
            SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
            return;
        }

        delete email;
    }

    //  Make sure the POP3 session is ended to finalize the deletes.
    success = mailman.Pop3EndSession();
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(mailman.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
    }

    delete bundle;

    strOut.append("Success!\r\n");

    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());