Perl

Get the POP3 Mailbox Message Count

Demonstrates the Chilkat MailMan.GetMailboxCount method, which returns the number of emails currently available in the POP3 mailbox, or -1 if an error occurs. It is functionally identical to CheckMail. This example configures the POP3 connection and reads the count.

Background: The message count is the number of messages sitting in the POP3 maildrop — the server-side spool that holds mail until a client downloads (and typically deletes) it. Because POP3's traditional model moves mail off the server, this count is essentially the size of the "inbox to be picked up." Chilkat auto-connects using the configured MailHost, credentials, and SSL settings if no session is open.

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use strict;
use warnings;
use Chilkat2;

# Demonstrates the MailMan.GetMailboxCount method, which returns the number of emails
# currently available in the POP3 mailbox (or -1 if an error occurs).  It is functionally
# identical to CheckMail.

my $mailman = Chilkat2::MailMan->new;

# Configure the POP3 server connection.
$mailman->MailHost('pop.example.com');
$mailman->MailPort(995);
$mailman->PopSsl(1);
$mailman->PopUsername('user@example.com');
$mailman->PopPassword('myPassword');

my $count = $mailman->GetMailboxCount();
print 'Mailbox message count: ', $count, "\n";

# Note: Explicitly connecting/authenticating is optional.  Chilkat MailMan automatically
# connects and authenticates -- using the property settings above -- whenever a server
# operation requires it.  Calling the explicit connect/authenticate methods can still be
# helpful to determine whether a failure occurs while connecting or while authenticating.