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Authenticate with the POP3 Server

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Demonstrates the Chilkat MailMan.Pop3Authenticate method, which authenticates with the POP3 server using the current POP3 property settings, such as PopUsername and PopPassword. It is typically called after Pop3Connect. This example connects and then authenticates.

Background: POP3 authentication is the step, after connecting, where the client identifies itself — classically with the USER and PASS commands, or a more secure mechanism. Calling Pop3Connect and Pop3Authenticate as distinct steps lets you determine precisely which phase fails, and lets you hold an authenticated session open to perform several mailbox operations before ending it with Pop3EndSession.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

'  Demonstrates the MailMan.Pop3Authenticate method, which authenticates with the POP3 server
'  using the current POP3 property settings (such as PopUsername and PopPassword).  It is
'  typically called after Pop3Connect.

Dim mailman As ChilkatMailMan
mailman.Initialize("mailman")

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

'  Connect first, then authenticate.

success = mailman.Pop3Connect
If success = False Then
    Log(mailman.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


success = mailman.Pop3Authenticate
If success = False Then
    Log(mailman.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Log("Authenticated with the POP3 server.")