Read IMAP Email

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IMAP VB.NET example program to read email from an IMAP mailbox.

    Private Sub IMAP_Read_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles IMAP_Read.Click

        ' Create an object, connect to the IMAP server, login,
        ' and select a mailbox.
        Dim imap As New Chilkat.Imap()
        imap.UnlockComponent("UnlockCode")
        imap.Connect("www.mymailserver.com")
        imap.Login("login", "password")
        imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")

        ' Get a message set containing all the message IDs
        ' in the selected mailbox.
        Dim msgSet As Chilkat.MessageSet
        msgSet = imap.Search("ALL", 1)

        ' Fetch all the mail into a bundle object.
        Dim bundle As New Chilkat.EmailBundle()
        bundle = imap.FetchBundle(msgSet)

        ' Loop over the bundle and display the From and Subject.
        Dim email As Chilkat.Email
        Dim i As Long
        For i = 0 To bundle.MessageCount - 1
            email = bundle.GetEmail(i)
            ListBox1.Items.Add(email.From & ": " & email.Subject)
        Next

        ' Save the email to an XML file
        bundle.SaveXml("bundle.xml")

        ' Disconnect from the IMAP server.
        ' This example leaves the email on the IMAP server.
        imap.Disconnect()

    End Sub

Important: The download for this example does not contain the ChilkatDotNet.dll which
must be downloaded and installed separately at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/downloads.asp.
Once installed, add a reference to the DLL in the project by following the instructions at
http://www.example-code.com/vbdotnet/step2.asp