Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

POP3 Session Log

Demonstrates how the Chilkat email component keeps a log of the current POP3 session in the mailman.Pop3SessionLog property. Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.MailMan,
  Chilkat.StringTable;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  mailman: TMailMan;
  stUidls: TStringTable;

begin
  success := False;

  //  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.
  mailman := TMailMan.Create;

  //  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 := 995;
  mailman.PopSsl := True;

  //  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 = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(mailman.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Get the list of UIDLs for all emails in the mailbox.
  stUidls := TStringTable.Create;
  success := mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(mailman.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Examine the POP3 session log:
  WriteLn(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 = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(mailman.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;


  mailman.Free;
  stUidls.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.