Secure IMAP over SSL

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

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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()

#  To use a secure SSL connection, set SSL 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):
    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()