Delete Individual Emails from POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to delete individual emails from a POP3 mailbox.

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import sys
import chilkat

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

#  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
success = mailman.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print "Component unlock failed"
    sys.exit()

#  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)

#  Download email headers.
# bundle is a CkEmailBundle
bundle = mailman.GetAllHeaders(1)

if (bundle == None ):
    print mailman.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

for i in range(0,bundle.get_MessageCount()):
    # email is a CkEmail
    email = bundle.GetEmail(i)

    print email.ck_from() + "\r\n"
    print email.subject() + "\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):
        print mailman.lastErrorText()
        sys.exit()

#  Make sure the POP3 session is ended to finalize the deletes.
success = mailman.Pop3EndSession()
if (success != True):
    print mailman.lastErrorText()

print "Success!"