Append (Upload) an Email to an IMAP Mailbox

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.AppendMail method, which uploads an Email object to a mailbox on the server. The first argument is the destination mailbox name and the second is the Email. After a successful append, the AppendUid property holds the UID the server assigned (or 0 if none was reported). This example uploads a newly built message to the Drafts mailbox.

Background: The IMAP APPEND command lets a client add a message directly to any mailbox without sending it through SMTP — it is how "Save to Drafts" works, and how a client keeps its own copy in Sent. The initial \Seen state is governed by the AppendSeen property (or by the flag arguments of the AppendMimeWithFlags variants).

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#include <C_CkImap.h>
#include <C_CkEmail.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkImap imap;
    HCkEmail email;

    success = FALSE;

    //  Demonstrates the Imap.AppendMail method, which uploads an Email object to a mailbox on the
    //  server.  The 1st argument is the destination mailbox name and the 2nd is the Email.

    imap = CkImap_Create();

    CkImap_putSsl(imap,TRUE);
    CkImap_putPort(imap,993);

    success = CkImap_Connect(imap,"imap.example.com");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    success = CkImap_Login(imap,"user@example.com","myPassword");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    //  Build the email to be uploaded.
    email = CkEmail_Create();
    CkEmail_putSubject(email,"Meeting agenda");
    CkEmail_putFrom(email,"Alice <alice@example.com>");
    success = CkEmail_AddTo(email,"Bob","bob@example.com");
    CkEmail_putBody(email,"Let's meet at 10am to review the agenda.");

    //  Append (upload) the email to the "Drafts" mailbox.
    success = CkImap_AppendMail(imap,"Drafts",email);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        CkEmail_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }

    //  AppendUid holds the UID assigned by the server (0 if the server did not report one).
    printf("Appended UID: %d\n",CkImap_getAppendUid(imap));

    success = CkImap_Disconnect(imap);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkImap_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkImap_Dispose(imap);
        CkEmail_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }



    CkImap_Dispose(imap);
    CkEmail_Dispose(email);

    }