Delete All IMAP Email

Demonstrates two ways to delete all email in a mailbox on an IMAP server.

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import sys
import chilkat


imap = chilkat.CkImap()

#  Anything unlocks the component and begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
success = imap.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Turn on session logging:
imap.put_KeepSessionLog(True)

#  Connect to an IMAP server.
success = imap.Connect("mail.chilkatsoft.com")
if (success != True):
    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
if (success != True):
    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox.RubyMail")
if (success != True):
    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Get the complete set of Uids for email in the selected mailbox.
messageSet = imap.GetAllUids()
if (messageSet == None ):
    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Set the Deleted flag for each message.
#  (ExpungeAndClose must be called to finalize the delete.)
success = imap.SetFlags(messageSet,"Deleted",1)
if (success != True):
    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Alternatively, the Deleted flag may be set for each UID
#  individiually, but this is less efficient:

n = messageSet.get_Count()
for i in range(0,n):
    success = imap.SetFlag(messageSet.GetId(i),messageSet.get_HasUids(),"Deleted",1)
    if (success != True):
        print imap.lastErrorText()
        sys.exit()

#  Expunge and close the mailbox.
success = imap.ExpungeAndClose()
if (success != True):
    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Display the session log.
print imap.sessionLog()

#  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
imap.Disconnect()