(JavaScript) Read Gmail POP3 Mailbox

Reads the header for each email in a GMail POP3 mailbox and displays the FROM and SUBJECT header fields. In your GMail "Forwarding and POP" settings, be sure to select "When messages are accessed with POP keep Gmail's copy in the Inbox".

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

Note

This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

var 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.
var mailman = new CkMailMan();

// Set the GMail account POP3 properties.
mailman.MailHost = "pop.gmail.com";
mailman.PopUsername = "myLogin";
mailman.PopPassword = "myPassword";
mailman.PopSsl = true;
mailman.MailPort = 995;

// Read mail headers and one line of the body.
// To get the full emails, set headersOnly = false
var bundle = new CkEmailBundle();
var keepOnServer = true;
var headersOnly = true;
var numBodyLines = 1;
success = mailman.FetchAll(keepOnServer,headersOnly,numBodyLines,bundle);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var i = 0;
var email = new CkEmail();
while (i < bundle.MessageCount) {
    bundle.EmailAt(i,email);

    // Display the From email address and the subject.
    console.log("From: " + email.From);
    console.log("Subject: " + email.Subject);

    i = i+1;
}