Read IMAP Mailbox

Read all emails from an IMAP mailbox.

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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()

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

# We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
fetchUids = True
# Get the message IDs of all the emails in the mailbox
messageSet = imap.Search("ALL",fetchUids)
if (messageSet == None ):
    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

# Fetch the emails into a bundle object:

bundle = imap.FetchBundle(messageSet)
if (bundle == None ):

    print imap.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

# Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.

for i in range(0,bundle.get_MessageCount()):

    email = bundle.GetEmail(i)
    print email.ck_from()
    print email.subject()
    print "--"

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