Delete All Email in a POP3 Mailbox

Delete all email in a POP3 mailbox.

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'  The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
'  and sending (SMTP) email.
Dim mailman As New Chilkat.MailMan()

'  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
Dim success As Boolean
success = mailman.UnlockComponent("30-day trial")
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox("Component unlock failed")
    Exit Sub
End If



'  Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost = "mail.chilkatsoft.com"

'  Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = "matt@chilkatsoft.com"
mailman.PopPassword = "****"

'  Make sure the ImmediateDelete property is set (this is the default)
'  If ImmediateDelete is not set, messages marked for deletion
'  by the Delete* methods will not be deleted until the POP3
'  connection is closed by calling Pop3EndSession.
mailman.ImmediateDelete = true

Dim sa As Chilkat.StringArray

'  First, get all the UIDLs.
sa = mailman.GetUidls()

'  Next, delete them all.
success = mailman.DeleteMultiple(sa)
If (success <> true) Then
    MsgBox(mailman.LastErrorText)
End If




'  We're done with the POP3 session, so it doesn't hurt to call this...
mailman.Pop3EndSession()