Objective-C

Explicitly Begin a POP3 Session

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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#import <CkoMailMan.h>

BOOL success = NO;

//  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.

CkoMailMan *mailman = [[CkoMailMan alloc] init];

//  Configure the POP3 server connection.
mailman.MailHost = @"pop.example.com";
mailman.MailPort = [NSNumber numberWithInt:995];
mailman.PopSsl = YES;
mailman.PopUsername = @"user@example.com";
mailman.PopPassword = @"myPassword";

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

success = [mailman Pop3BeginSession];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Perform one or more mailbox operations within this single session.
NSLog(@"%@%d",@"Mailbox count: ",[[mailman GetMailboxCount] intValue]);

//  End the session when finished.
success = [mailman Pop3EndSession];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"POP3 session completed.");