Secure IMAP over SSL

To communicate with an IMAP server over SSL, simply set the Ssl and Port properties. The remainder of your code is the same as with non-SSL.

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Dim imap As New Chilkat.Imap()

Dim success As Boolean

'  Anything unlocks the component and begins a fully-functional 30-day trial.
success = imap.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  To use a secure SSL connection, set SSL and the port:
imap.Ssl = true
'  The typical port for IMAP SSL is 993
imap.Port = 993

'  Connect to an IMAP server.
success = imap.Connect("mail.chilkatsoft.com")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If



Dim messageSet As Chilkat.MessageSet
'  We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
Dim fetchUids As Boolean
fetchUids = true
'  Get the message IDs of all the emails in the mailbox
messageSet = imap.Search("ALL",fetchUids)
If (messageSet Is Nothing ) Then
    MsgBox(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Fetch the emails into a bundle object:
Dim bundle As Chilkat.EmailBundle
bundle = imap.FetchBundle(messageSet)
If (bundle Is Nothing ) Then

    MsgBox(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.
Dim i As Long
For i = 0 To bundle.MessageCount - 1
    Dim email As Chilkat.Email
    email = bundle.GetEmail(i)
    TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & email.From & vbCrLf
    TextBox1.Refresh()
    TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & email.Subject & vbCrLf
    TextBox1.Refresh()
    TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & "--" & vbCrLf
    TextBox1.Refresh()

Next

'  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
imap.Disconnect()