Read a POP3 Mailbox

Read a POP3 mailbox and display the FROM and SUBJECT header fields of each email.

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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("myLogin")
mailman.put_PopPassword("myPassword")

#  Copy the all email from the user's POP3 mailbox
#  into a bundle object.  The email remains on the server.
# bundle is a CkEmailBundle
bundle = mailman.CopyMail()

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

for i in 0 .. bundle.get_MessageCount() - 1
    # email is a CkEmail
    email = bundle.GetEmail(i)
    print email.ck_from() + "\n";
    print email.subject() + "\r\n" + "\n";

end

mailman.Pop3EndSession()