POP3 to SMTP Forwarder

Read a POP3 mailbox and forwards the email to another email address, keeping the recipients in the original email the same.

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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("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("matt@chilkatsoft.com")
mailman.put_PopPassword("****")

#  The the UIDLs for all email in the POP3 mailbox.
saUidls = mailman.GetUidls()
if (saUidls == None ):
    print mailman.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Download the email from the server.  Call FetchMultipleMime
#  because we don't want to load the emails into email objects.
#  (We'll delete the emails that are forwarded without error.)
saMime = mailman.FetchMultipleMime(saUidls)

if (saMime == None ):

    print mailman.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Set the SMTP hostname for sending.
mailman.put_SmtpHost("mail.chilkatsoft.com")
mailman.put_SmtpUsername("admin@chilkatsoft.com")
mailman.put_SmtpPassword("****")

n = saMime.get_Count()

fromAddr = "matt@chilkatsoft.com"
toAddr = "admin@chilkatsoft.com"

bAllOk = True

if (n > 0):
    for i in range(0,n):

        strMime = saMime.getString(i)

        #  Forward the email.
        success = mailman.SendMime(fromAddr,toAddr,strMime)
        if (success != True):
            bAllOk = False
            print mailman.lastErrorText()
            break

#  Remove the emails in saUidls from the POP3 server.
if (bAllOk == True):
    success = mailman.DeleteMultiple(saUidls)
    if (success != True):
        print mailman.lastErrorText()