Delphi ActiveX

Verify Connectivity to the POP3 Server

Demonstrates the Chilkat MailMan.VerifyPopConnection method, which tests whether a TCP/IP connection can be established with the configured POP3 server. It verifies connectivity only — it does not authenticate. This example configures the POP3 host and checks whether it can be reached.

Background: This is the POP3 counterpart to VerifySmtpConnection. It answers the first diagnostic question — can the client reach the POP3 server on the configured host and port and complete the TLS handshake? A failure here indicates a network, firewall, DNS, port, or certificate problem rather than a credentials issue, which VerifyPopLogin checks next.

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var
mailman: TChilkatMailMan;
connected: Integer;

begin
//  Demonstrates the MailMan.VerifyPopConnection method, which tests whether a TCP/IP
//  connection can be established with the configured POP3 server.  It verifies connectivity
//  only (it does not authenticate).

mailman := TChilkatMailMan.Create(Self);

//  Configure the POP3 server connection.
mailman.MailHost := 'pop.example.com';
mailman.MailPort := 995;
mailman.PopSsl := 1;

//  Test connectivity to the POP3 server.
connected := mailman.VerifyPopConnection();

if (connected = 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Successfully connected to the POP3 server.');
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Could not connect to the POP3 server.');
  end;