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Explicitly Begin a POP3 Session

Demonstrates the Chilkat MailMan.Pop3BeginSession method, which explicitly begins a POP3 session by connecting to the POP3 server and authenticating using the current POP3 property settings. Calling it is optional. This example begins a session, performs a mailbox operation, and ends the session.

Background: Pop3BeginSession combines connecting and authenticating into one call. Chilkat does this automatically when a mailbox operation needs it, so the value of calling it explicitly is control: you open one session, perform several operations against it, and close it with Pop3EndSession — avoiding repeated connect/authenticate round trips and keeping deletion marks within a single, well-defined session.

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Local $bSuccess = False

;  Demonstrates the MailMan.Pop3BeginSession method, which explicitly begins a POP3 session
;  by connecting to the POP3 server and authenticating using the current POP3 property
;  settings.

$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"

;  Explicitly begin the POP3 session (connect + authenticate).

$bSuccess = $oMailman.Pop3BeginSession()
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oMailman.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  Perform one or more mailbox operations within this single session.
ConsoleWrite("Mailbox count: " & $oMailman.GetMailboxCount() & @CRLF)

;  End the session when finished.
$bSuccess = $oMailman.Pop3EndSession()
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oMailman.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite("POP3 session completed." & @CRLF)