Select an IMAP Mailbox

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.SelectMailbox method, which opens a mailbox for read-write access. A mailbox must be selected before message fetch, search, flag, copy, move, or expunge operations that act on messages. This example selects the Inbox.

Background: In IMAP, mail is organized into mailboxes (folders), and most message operations act on the currently selected one — so selecting a mailbox is the required step between logging in and working with messages. SelectMailbox opens it read-write, allowing changes such as setting flags or deleting. When you only need to read and must not alter anything (including the \Seen flag), use ExamineMailbox instead.

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bool success = false;

//  Demonstrates the Imap.SelectMailbox method, which opens a mailbox for read-write access.
//  A mailbox must be selected before message fetch, search, flag, copy, move, or expunge
//  operations that act on messages.

Chilkat.Imap imap = new Chilkat.Imap();

imap.Ssl = true;
imap.Port = 993;

success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

success = imap.Login("user@example.com","myPassword");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Open the Inbox for read-write access.
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Inbox selected for read-write access.");

success = imap.Disconnect();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}