Explicitly Begin a POP3 Session

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Demonstrates the Chilkat MailMan.Pop3BeginSession method, which explicitly begins a POP3 session by connecting to the POP3 server and authenticating using the current POP3 property settings. Calling it is optional. This example begins a session, performs a mailbox operation, and ends the session.

Background: Pop3BeginSession combines connecting and authenticating into one call. Chilkat does this automatically when a mailbox operation needs it, so the value of calling it explicitly is control: you open one session, perform several operations against it, and close it with Pop3EndSession — avoiding repeated connect/authenticate round trips and keeping deletion marks within a single, well-defined session.

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    success := false

    //  Demonstrates the MailMan.Pop3BeginSession method, which explicitly begins a POP3 session
    //  by connecting to the POP3 server and authenticating using the current POP3 property
    //  settings.

    mailman := chilkat.NewMailMan()

    //  Configure the POP3 server connection.
    mailman.SetMailHost("pop.example.com")
    mailman.SetMailPort(995)
    mailman.SetPopSsl(true)
    mailman.SetPopUsername("user@example.com")
    mailman.SetPopPassword("myPassword")

    //  Explicitly begin the POP3 session (connect + authenticate).

    success = mailman.Pop3BeginSession()
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(mailman.LastErrorText())
        mailman.DisposeMailMan()
        return
    }

    //  Perform one or more mailbox operations within this single session.
    fmt.Println("Mailbox count: ", mailman.GetMailboxCount())

    //  End the session when finished.
    success = mailman.Pop3EndSession()
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(mailman.LastErrorText())
        mailman.DisposeMailMan()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("POP3 session completed.")

    mailman.DisposeMailMan()