Perl

Delete an IMAP Mailbox

Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.DeleteMailbox method, which deletes a mailbox from the IMAP server. This deletes the mailbox itself, not merely the messages it contains. This example deletes a mailbox named OldFolder.

Background: Deleting a mailbox removes the folder and everything in it — an irreversible action, so applications typically confirm first. Server rules can add constraints: some refuse to delete a folder that still has child folders, or that is currently selected. This is the counterpart to CreateMailbox; to remove individual messages rather than a whole folder, mark them deleted and Expunge.

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use chilkat();

$success = 0;

#  Demonstrates the Imap.DeleteMailbox method, which deletes a mailbox from the IMAP server.
#  This deletes the mailbox itself, not merely the messages it contains.

$imap = chilkat::CkImap->new();

$imap->put_Ssl(1);
$imap->put_Port(993);

$success = $imap->Connect("imap.example.com");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $imap->Login('user@example.com',"myPassword");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

#  Delete a mailbox (folder) from the server.
$success = $imap->DeleteMailbox("OldFolder");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "Mailbox deleted." . "\r\n";

$success = $imap->Disconnect();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}