(Objective-C) POP3 Session Log

Demonstrates how the Chilkat email component keeps a log of the current POP3 session in the mailman.Pop3SessionLog property.

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

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#import <CkoMailMan.h>
#import <CkoStringTable.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 = @"pop3.example.com";

// Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = @"pop3_login";
mailman.PopPassword = @"pop3_password";
mailman.MailPort = [NSNumber numberWithInt:995];
mailman.PopSsl = YES;

// You can start and end POP3 sessions using Pop3BeginSession and Pop3EndSession. 
// However, these calls are optional because a connection will be established automatically 
// when a method requiring a POP3 server connection is used.

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

// Get the list of UIDLs for all emails in the mailbox.
CkoStringTable *stUidls = [[CkoStringTable alloc] init];
success = [mailman FetchUidls: stUidls];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Examine the POP3 session log:
NSLog(@"%@",mailman.Pop3SessionLog);

// A sample session log:

// **** Connected to pop.example.com:995
// < +OK Dovecot ready.
// > USER ****
// < +OK
// > PASS ****
// < +OK Logged in.
// > UIDL
// < +OK
// 1 UID8226-1490455265
// 2 UID8248-1490455265
// 3 UID8624-1490455265
// 4 UID8655-1490455265
// 5 UID8706-1490455265
// 6 UID9003-1490455265
// 7 UID9204-1490455265
// 8 UID9309-1490455265
// 9 UID9311-1490455265
// 10 UID9356-1490455265
// 11 UID9802-1490455265
// 12 UID10373-1490455265
// 13 UID10543-1490455265
// 14 UID10548-1490455265
// 15 UID10558-1490455265
// 16 UID10567-1490455265
// 17 UID10573-1490455265
// .

success = [mailman Pop3EndSession];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}