Download POP3 Email to MIME Strings

Download the email from a POP3 mailbox directly into MIME strings, without parsing into email objects.

Download Chilkat Ruby Library

require 'chilkat'

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

#  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
success = mailman.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
if (success != true)
    print "Component unlock failed" + "\n"
    exit
end

#  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("myPassword")

#  First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:

saUidls = mailman.GetUidls()
if (saUidls == nil )
    print mailman.lastErrorText() + "\n"
    exit
end

#  Download the email as MIME strings (no parsing of the MIME)

saMime = mailman.FetchMultipleMime(saUidls)
if (saMime == nil )
    print mailman.lastErrorText() + "\n"

    exit
end

#  MIME strings may be loaded into email objects:

email = Chilkat::CkEmail.new()
for i in 0 .. saMime.get_Count() - 1
    email.SetFromMimeText(saMime.getString(i))
    print email.ck_from() + "\n";
    print email.subject() + "\r\n" + "\n";
end