Number of Messages in a POP3 Mailbox

Get the number of messages in a POP3 mailbox.

Download Chilkat Perl Module

use chilkat;

#  The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
#  and sending (SMTP) email.
$mailman = new chilkat::CkMailMan();

#  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
$success = $mailman->UnlockComponent("30-day trial");
if ($success != 1) {
    print "Component unlock failed" . "\n";
    exit;
}

#  Set the POP3 server's hostname
$mailman->put_MailHost("mail.chilkatsoft.com");

#  Set the POP3 login/password.
$mailman->put_PopUsername('admin@chilkatsoft.com');
$mailman->put_PopPassword("****");

#  Get the number of messages in the mailbox.

$numMessages = $mailman->GetMailboxCount();
print $numMessages . "\r\n";