(.NET Core C#) Download POP3 Email to MIME

Download the email from a POP3 mailbox directly into MIME, without parsing into email objects.

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

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bool success = false;

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

// The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
// and sending (SMTP) email.
Chilkat.MailMan mailman = new Chilkat.MailMan();

// Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost = "pop.example.com";

// Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = "myLogin";
mailman.PopPassword = "myPassword";

// First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
Chilkat.StringTable stUidls = new Chilkat.StringTable();
success = mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Download each email as MIME.
// If desired, the MIME can be loaded into an email object.
Chilkat.BinData bdMime = new Chilkat.BinData();
Chilkat.Email email = new Chilkat.Email();

int count = stUidls.Count;
int i = 0;
while (i < count) {
    success = mailman.FetchMimeBd(stUidls.StringAt(i),bdMime);
    if (success == false) {
        Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    email.SetFromMimeBd(bdMime);
    Debug.WriteLine("From: " + email.From);
    Debug.WriteLine("Subject: " + email.Subject);

    i = i + 1;
}