(Delphi DLL) Transition from MailMan.GetSmtpSslServerCert to MailMan.GetServerCert

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated GetSmtpSslServerCert method calls with GetServerCert.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the non-ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, MailMan, Cert;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
mailman: HCkMailMan;
certObj: HCkCert;
useSmtp: Boolean;
certOut: HCkCert;
success: Boolean;

begin
mailman := CkMailMan_Create();

// ...
// ...

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The GetSmtpSslServerCert method is deprecated:

certObj := CkMailMan_GetSmtpSslServerCert(mailman);
if (CkMailMan_getLastMethodSuccess(mailman) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkMailMan__lastErrorText(mailman));
    Exit;
  end;

// ...
// ...

CkCert_Dispose(certObj);

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Do the equivalent using GetServerCert.
// Your application creates a new, empty Cert object which is passed 
// in the last argument and filled upon success.

// We want the SMTP email server certificate..
useSmtp := True;

certOut := CkCert_Create();
success := CkMailMan_GetServerCert(mailman,useSmtp,certOut);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkMailMan__lastErrorText(mailman));
    Exit;
  end;

CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
CkCert_Dispose(certOut);

end;