B4X Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+
B4X
POP3 FetchAll Example
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Demonstrates downloading email from a POP3 server via FetchAll (using pop3.live.com). Make sure to enable POP3 access for your HotMail account (or any other type of account if POP3 access is not enabled by default).Chilkat B4X Downloads
Dim success As Boolean = False
' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
Dim mailman As ChilkatMailMan
mailman.Initialize("mailman")
' Connection settings for pop3.live.com (or pop-mail.outlook.com, both should work)
mailman.MailHost = "pop3.live.com"
mailman.PopUsername = "my_account@live.com"
mailman.PopPassword = "my_live.com_password"
mailman.MailPort = 995
mailman.PopSsl = True
' WARNING: FetchAll is only a reasonable choice if it is already know that not
' to many emails are present on the server. FetchAll is a poor choice if a huge number
' of emails exist. It is better to download individually or in batches.
Dim bundle As ChilkatEmailBundle
bundle.Initialize
Dim keepOnServer As Boolean = True
Dim headersOnly As Boolean = False
' Irrelevent because we are not downloading headers-only
Dim numBodyLines As Int = 0
success = mailman.FetchAll(keepOnServer, headersOnly, numBodyLines, bundle)
If success = False Then
Log(mailman.LastErrorText)
Return
End If
' Iterate over the bundle and examine each email..
Dim numEmails As Int = bundle.MessageCount
Dim i As Int = 0
Dim email As ChilkatEmail
email.Initialize
Do While i < numEmails
bundle.EmailAt(i, email)
Log("From: " & email.From)
Log("Subject: " & email.Subject)
Log("--")
i = i + 1
Loop
' Examine the POP3 session log:
Log(mailman.Pop3SessionLog)
' End the POP3 session and close the connection to the POP3 server.
mailman.Pop3EndSession
Log("-- Finished.")
' The output of this program:
' **** Connected to pop3.live.com:995
' < +OK DUB006-POP62 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 23 914026
' > LIST
' < +OK 23 914026
' 1 50828
' 2 49862
' 3 142837
' 4 61466
' 5 40805
' 6 39992
' 7 61358
' 8 18431
' 9 122577
' 10 20322
' 11 24274
' 12 24367
' 13 22860
' 14 10136
' 15 35379
' 16 30916
' 17 19800
' 18 14941
' 19 16883
' 20 15151
' 21 20198
' 22 28108
' 23 42535
' .
' > UIDL
' < +OK
' < +OK
' 1 2291
' 2 2591
' 3 3062
' 4 3063
' 5 3064
' 6 3065
' 7 3066
' 8 3067
' 9 3068
' 10 3069
' 11 3070
' 12 3071
' 13 3072
' 14 3073
' 15 3074
' 16 3075
' 17 3076
' 18 3077
' 19 3078
' 20 3079
' 21 3080
' 22 3081
' 23 3405
' .
' > RETR 1
' < +OK
' > RETR 2
' < +OK
' > RETR 3
' < +OK
' > RETR 4
' < +OK
' > RETR 5
' < +OK
' > RETR 6
' < +OK
' > RETR 7
' < +OK
' > RETR 8
' < +OK
' > RETR 9
' < +OK
' > RETR 10
' < +OK
' > RETR 11
' < +OK
' > RETR 12
' < +OK
' > RETR 13
' < +OK
' > RETR 14
' < +OK
' > RETR 15
' < +OK
' > RETR 16
' < +OK
' > RETR 17
' < +OK
' > RETR 18
' < +OK
' > RETR 19
' < +OK
' > RETR 20
' < +OK
' > RETR 21
' < +OK
' > RETR 22
' < +OK
' > RETR 23
' < +OK
'
' -- Finished.
'