Chilkat2-Python

Fetch a Set of POP3 Messages by UIDL

Demonstrates the Chilkat MailMan.FetchUidlSet method, which retrieves the messages whose UIDLs are listed in a StringTable and appends them to an EmailBundle. The arguments are the UIDL StringTable, headersOnly, numBodyLines, and the EmailBundle. This example fetches two specific messages by UIDL.

Background: This is the efficient way to download a selected subset of a mailbox in one call — exactly the pattern for an incremental client: list the mailbox UIDLs, compare against the ones you've already stored, and fetch only the new UIDLs as a set. It avoids re-downloading messages you already have while still pulling everything new in a single operation.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# Demonstrates the MailMan.FetchUidlSet method, which retrieves the messages whose UIDLs are
# listed in a StringTable and appends them to an EmailBundle.  The arguments are the UIDL
# StringTable, headersOnly, numBodyLines, and the EmailBundle.  The messages remain on the
# server.

mailman = chilkat2.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"

# Build the set of UIDLs to fetch.
uidls = chilkat2.StringTable()
uidls.Append("0000000123abcdef")
uidls.Append("0000000124abcdef")

# Fetch the listed messages (full bodies) into a bundle.
# headersOnly=False (fetch the entire message).
# Note: numBodyLines only applies when headersOnly is True (it sets how many lines of the
# body to include along with the headers).  When headersOnly is False, the entire message
# is fetched and numBodyLines is ignored.
bundle = chilkat2.EmailBundle()

success = mailman.FetchUidlSet(uidls,False,0,bundle)
if (success == False):
    print(mailman.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

n = bundle.MessageCount
print("Fetched " + str(n) + " messages.")

email = chilkat2.Email()

for i in range(0,n):
    success = bundle.EmailAt(i,email)
    print(email.Subject)

# 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.