Explicitly Begin a POP3 Session

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Demonstrates the Chilkat MailMan.Pop3BeginSession method, which explicitly begins a POP3 session by connecting to the POP3 server and authenticating using the current POP3 property settings. Calling it is optional. This example begins a session, performs a mailbox operation, and ends the session.

Background: Pop3BeginSession combines connecting and authenticating into one call. Chilkat does this automatically when a mailbox operation needs it, so the value of calling it explicitly is control: you open one session, perform several operations against it, and close it with Pop3EndSession — avoiding repeated connect/authenticate round trips and keeping deletion marks within a single, well-defined session.

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bool success = false;

//  Demonstrates the MailMan.Pop3BeginSession method, which explicitly begins a POP3 session
//  by connecting to the POP3 server and authenticating using the current POP3 property
//  settings.

Chilkat.MailMan mailman = new Chilkat.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";

//  Explicitly begin the POP3 session (connect + authenticate).

success = mailman.Pop3BeginSession();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Perform one or more mailbox operations within this single session.
Debug.WriteLine("Mailbox count: " + Convert.ToString(mailman.GetMailboxCount()));

//  End the session when finished.
success = mailman.Pop3EndSession();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("POP3 session completed.");