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Copy an IMAP Message to Another Mailbox

Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.Copy method, which copies one message from the currently selected mailbox to a destination mailbox. The first argument identifies the source message; the second (bUid) indicates whether the id is a UID (true) or a sequence number (false). This example copies a message from the Inbox to another mailbox.

Background: Messages can be identified two ways in IMAP: a sequence number (the message's current 1-based position, which shifts as messages are added or expunged) or a UID (a stable identifier that doesn't change). The bUid flag tells Copy which you're passing. Copying leaves the original in place and places a duplicate in the destination — use MoveMessages to relocate instead of duplicate.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Imap;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Demonstrates the Imap.Copy method, which copies one message from the currently selected
        // mailbox to a destination mailbox.  The 1st argument identifies the source message; the 2nd
        // (bUid) indicates whether the id is a UID (true) or a sequence number (false).

        Imap imap = new Imap();

        imap.setSsl(true);
        imap.setPort(993);

        try {
            imap.connect("imap.example.com");

            imap.login("user@example.com", "myPassword");

            // Select the source mailbox.
            imap.selectMailbox("Inbox");

            // Copy message sequence number 1 to the "Archive2026" mailbox.  bUid = false means the id
            // is a sequence number, not a UID.
            imap.copy(1, false, "Archive2026");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Message copied.");

        try {
            imap.disconnect();
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }
    }
}