Objective-C

Delete Individual Emails from POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to delete individual emails from a POP3 mailbox. Objective-C

#import <CkoMailMan.h>
#import <CkoEmailBundle.h>
#import <CkoEmail.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

//  Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost = @"pop.example.com";

//  Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = @"myLogin";
mailman.PopPassword = @"myPassword";

//  Set the ImmediateDelete property = false
//  When the DeleteEmail method is called, the POP3 session
//  will remain open and the emails will be deleted all at once
//  when the session closes.
mailman.ImmediateDelete = NO;

//  Download email headers.  
CkoEmailBundle *bundle = [[CkoEmailBundle alloc] init];
BOOL keepOnServer = YES;
BOOL headersOnly = YES;
int numBodyLines = 1;
success = [mailman FetchAll: keepOnServer headersOnly: headersOnly numBodyLines: [NSNumber numberWithInt: numBodyLines] bundle: bundle];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

CkoEmail *email = [[CkoEmail alloc] init];
int i = 0;
while (i < [bundle.MessageCount intValue]) {
    [bundle EmailAt: [NSNumber numberWithInt: i] email: email];

    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"From: ",email.From);
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"Subject: ",email.Subject);

    //  If you decide the email is to be deleted, call DeleteEmail.
    //  This marks the email for deletion on the POP3 server.
    success = [mailman DeleteEmail: email];
    if (success == NO) {
        NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    i = i + 1;
}

//  Make sure the POP3 session is ended to finalize the deletes.
success = [mailman Pop3EndSession];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"Success!");