Read a POP3 Mailbox

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

Download: Chilkat .NET Assemblies

'  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 = "myLogin"
mailman.PopPassword = "myPassword"

Dim bundle As Chilkat.EmailBundle
'  Copy the all email from the user's POP3 mailbox
'  into a bundle object.  The email remains on the server.
bundle = mailman.CopyMail()

If (bundle Is Nothing ) Then
    MsgBox(mailman.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim i As Long
Dim email As Chilkat.Email
For i = 0 To bundle.MessageCount - 1
    email = bundle.GetEmail(i)
    TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & email.From & vbCrLf
    TextBox1.Text = TextBox1.Text & email.Subject _
         & vbCrLf & vbCrLf

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mailman.Pop3EndSession()