Visual FoxPro

Explicitly Connect to the POP3 Server

Demonstrates the Chilkat MailMan.Pop3Connect method, which explicitly connects to the POP3 server. If SSL/TLS is required by the current property settings, the secure TLS channel is established as part of connecting. This example opens the connection.

Background: Pop3Connect performs just the connect (and TLS handshake) step, without authenticating. Separating it from Pop3Authenticate gives explicit control over the session lifecycle and makes it easy to tell a connection failure apart from a login failure. For routine mailbox operations you don't need it — methods like CheckMail connect automatically.

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loMailman

lnSuccess = 0

*  Demonstrates the MailMan.Pop3Connect method, which explicitly connects to the POP3 server.
*  If SSL/TLS is required by the current property settings, the secure channel is established
*  as part of connecting.

loMailman = CreateObject('Chilkat.MailMan')

*  Configure the POP3 server connection.
loMailman.MailHost = "pop.example.com"
loMailman.MailPort = 995
loMailman.PopSsl = 1

*  Explicitly connect to the POP3 server (does not authenticate).

lnSuccess = loMailman.Pop3Connect()
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loMailman.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loMailman
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? "Connected to the POP3 server."

RELEASE loMailman