Lua

Read a POP3 Mailbox

Read a POP3 mailbox and display the FROM and SUBJECT header fields of each email. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- This example assumes 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.
local mailman = chilkat.MailMan.new()

-- Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.mail_host = "pop.example.com"

-- Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.pop_username = "myLogin"
mailman.pop_password = "myPassword"

-- Get the number of messages in the mailbox.
local numMessages = mailman:get_mailbox_count()
print(numMessages)