POP3 SSL - Read POP3 Email over SSL on Port 995

Demonstrates how to connect via SSL to a POP3 server and read email. This assumes that the POP3 server supports SSL.

Download Chilkat Email ActiveX for POP3 / SMTP

CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    --  The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
    --  and sending (SMTP) email.
    DECLARE @mailman int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.MailMan2', @mailman OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    --  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
    DECLARE @success int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, '30-day trial'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        PRINT 'Component unlock failed'
        RETURN
      END

    --  Set the POP3 server's hostname
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'MailHost', 'pop.gmail.com'

    --  Set the POP3 login/password.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopUsername', '****@gmail.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopPassword', '****'

    --  Indicate that we want SSL.  Also, set the port to 995:
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'MailPort', 995
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopSsl', 1

    DECLARE @bundle int

    --  Read mail headers and one line of the body.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'CopyMail', @bundle OUT

    IF @bundle Is NULL 
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @i int

    DECLARE @email int

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bundle, 'MessageCount', @iTmp0 OUT
    SELECT @i = 0
    WHILE @i <= @iTmp0 - 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @bundle, 'GetEmail', @email OUT, @i

        --  Display the From email address and the subject.
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'From', @sTmp0 OUT

        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'Subject', @sTmp0 OUT


        PRINT @sTmp0 + CHAR(13)+CHAR(10)

        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END


END
GO