C#

Process Large POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to read email from a mailbox that may contain a large number of emails. C#

bool success = false;

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

Chilkat.MailMan mailman = new Chilkat.MailMan();

mailman.MailHost = "pop.example.com";

mailman.PopUsername = "myLogin";
mailman.PopPassword = "myPassword";

mailman.MailPort = 995;
mailman.PopSsl = true;

// Get the list of UIDLs for all emails in the mailbox.
Chilkat.StringTable stUidls = new Chilkat.StringTable();
success = mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Download each email by UIDL.
Chilkat.Email email = new Chilkat.Email();

int count = stUidls.Count;
int i = 0;
while (i < count) {
    // Download the full email.
    string uidl = stUidls.StringAt(i);
    success = mailman.FetchByUidl(uidl,false,0,email);
    if (success == false) {
        Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    Debug.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(i));
    Debug.WriteLine("UIDL: " + uidl);
    Debug.WriteLine("From: " + email.From);
    Debug.WriteLine("Subject: " + email.Subject);

    i = i + 1;
}

mailman.Pop3EndSession();