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Send a POP3 NOOP Command

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Demonstrates the Chilkat MailMan.Pop3Noop method, which sends a POP3 NOOP command to the server. NOOP does nothing except elicit a positive response, which is useful for keeping a session alive or verifying the connection is still responsive. This example begins a POP3 session and sends a NOOP.

Background: NOOP ("no operation") is a standard keep-alive across many internet protocols. Servers often drop idle connections after a timeout; sending a periodic NOOP resets that timer so a long-running session stays open. It also serves as a cheap "are you still there?" probe — a successful reply confirms the socket and the authenticated session are still healthy.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the MailMan.Pop3Noop method, which sends a POP3 NOOP command to the server.
    //  NOOP does nothing except elicit a positive response, which is useful for keeping a
    //  session alive or verifying the connection is still responsive.

    CkMailMan mailman = new CkMailMan();

    //  Configure the POP3 server connection.
    mailman.put_MailHost("pop.example.com");
    mailman.put_MailPort(995);
    mailman.put_PopSsl(true);
    mailman.put_PopUsername("user@example.com");
    mailman.put_PopPassword("myPassword");

    //  Begin a POP3 session.

    success = mailman.Pop3BeginSession();
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  Send a NOOP to keep the session alive.
    success = mailman.Pop3Noop();
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "POP3 NOOP succeeded.");

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}