Java

Test HotMail POP3 (pop3.live.com or pop-mail.outlook.com)

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Demonstrates connecting and authenticating to pop3.live.com. Make sure to enable POP3 access, as shown here:

Java

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkMailMan mailman = new CkMailMan();

    // Connection settings for pop3.live.com (or pop-mail.outlook.com, both should work)
    mailman.put_MailHost("pop-mail.outlook.com");
    mailman.put_MailHost("pop3.live.com");

    mailman.put_PopUsername("my_account@live.com");
    mailman.put_PopPassword("my_live.com_password");
    mailman.put_MailPort(995);
    mailman.put_PopSsl(true);

    // Make the TLS connection to the POP3 server.
    success = mailman.Pop3Connect();
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Authenticate..
    success = mailman.Pop3Authenticate();
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Find out how many emails are on the server..
    int numEmails = mailman.CheckMail();
    if (numEmails < 0) {
        System.out.println(mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Examine the POP3 session log:
    System.out.println(mailman.pop3SessionLog());

    // End the POP3 session and close the connection to the POP3 server.
    success = mailman.Pop3EndSession();
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("-- Finished.");

    // The output of this program:

    // 	**** Connected to pop3.live.com:995
    // 	< +OK DUB006-POP206 POP3 server ready
    // 	> USER chilkat@live.com
    // 	< +OK password required
    // 	> PASS ****
    // 	< +OK User successfully authenticated. [AuthResult=0 Proxy=CY1PR17MB0630.namprd17.prod.outlook.com:1995:SSL]
    // 	> STAT
    // 	< +OK 46 3980488
    // 
    // 	-- Finished.
    // 
  }
}