Lua Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Read POP3 Mail Headers

Reads the header for each email in a POP3 mailbox and display the FROM and SUBJECT header fields. 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 = "****"
mailman.pop_password = "****"

-- Read mail headers and one line of the body.
local bundle = chilkat.EmailBundle.new()
local keepOnServer = true
local headersOnly = true
local numBodyLines = 1
local success = mailman:fetch_all(keepOnServer, headersOnly, numBodyLines, bundle)
if not success then
    print(mailman.last_error_text)
    return
end

local email = chilkat.Email.new()
local i = 0
while i < bundle.message_count do
    bundle:email_at(i, email)

    -- Display the From email address and the subject.
    print("From: " .. email.from)
    print("Subject: " .. email.subject)

    i = i + 1
end