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Perl Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

POP3 Session Log

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

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

#  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 = chilkat::CkMailMan->new();

#  Set the POP3 server's hostname
$mailman->put_MailHost("pop3.example.com");

#  Set the POP3 login/password.
$mailman->put_PopUsername("pop3_login");
$mailman->put_PopPassword("pop3_password");
$mailman->put_MailPort(995);
$mailman->put_PopSsl(1);

#  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 == 0) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

#  Get the list of UIDLs for all emails in the mailbox.
$stUidls = chilkat::CkStringTable->new();
$success = $mailman->FetchUidls($stUidls);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

#  Examine the POP3 session log:
print $mailman->pop3SessionLog() . "\r\n";

#  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 == 0) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}