B4X Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Download POP3 Email using UIDLs

Demonstrates how to download POP3 email by first getting the complete set of UIDLs and then downloading email by calling FetchByUIDL for each UIDL. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

'  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

'  The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
'  and sending (SMTP) email.
Dim mailman As ChilkatMailMan
mailman.Initialize("mailman")

'  Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost = "pop.example.com"

'  Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = "myLogin"
mailman.PopPassword = "myPassword"

Dim stUidls As ChilkatStringTable
stUidls.Initialize
success = mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls)
If success = False Then
    Log(mailman.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Dim email As ChilkatEmail
email.Initialize

Dim count As Int = stUidls.Count
Dim i As Int = 0
Do While i < count
    '  Download the full email.
    success = mailman.FetchByUidl(stUidls.StringAt(i), False, 0, email)
    If success = False Then
        Log(mailman.LastErrorText)
        Return
    End If


    Log(i)
    Log("From: " & email.From)
    Log("Subject: " & email.Subject)

    i = i + 1
Loop

mailman.Pop3EndSession