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Get the POP3 Mailbox Message Count

Demonstrates the Chilkat MailMan.GetMailboxCount method, which returns the number of emails currently available in the POP3 mailbox, or -1 if an error occurs. It is functionally identical to CheckMail. This example configures the POP3 connection and reads the count.

Background: The message count is the number of messages sitting in the POP3 maildrop — the server-side spool that holds mail until a client downloads (and typically deletes) it. Because POP3's traditional model moves mail off the server, this count is essentially the size of the "inbox to be picked up." Chilkat auto-connects using the configured MailHost, credentials, and SSL settings if no session is open.

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;  Demonstrates the MailMan.GetMailboxCount method, which returns the number of emails
;  currently available in the POP3 mailbox (or -1 if an error occurs).  It is functionally
;  identical to CheckMail.

$oMailman = ObjCreate("Chilkat.MailMan")

;  Configure the POP3 server connection.
$oMailman.MailHost = "pop.example.com"
$oMailman.MailPort = 995
$oMailman.PopSsl = True
$oMailman.PopUsername = "user@example.com"
$oMailman.PopPassword = "myPassword"

Local $iCount = $oMailman.GetMailboxCount()
ConsoleWrite("Mailbox message count: " & $iCount & @CRLF)

;  Note: Explicitly connecting/authenticating is optional.  Chilkat MailMan automatically
;  connects and authenticates -- using the property settings above -- whenever a server
;  operation requires it.  Calling the explicit connect/authenticate methods can still be
;  helpful to determine whether a failure occurs while connecting or while authenticating.