CkPython

Forward an Email using CreateForward

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Reads an email from an IMAP server, creates a forward version of the email using the CreateForward method, and sends the email to another recipient. CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

success = False

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

# Read the 1st (most recent) email in an Inbox.
imap = chilkat.CkImap()

# Connect to an IMAP server.
imap.put_Ssl(True)
imap.put_Port(993)
success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com")
if (success == False):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
if (success == False):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
if (success == False):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

numEmails = imap.get_NumMessages()

# Fetch the email at the last sequence number.
# (We are assuming the Inbox has at least 1 email)

email = chilkat.CkEmail()
success = imap.FetchEmail(False,numEmails,False,email)
if (success == False):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Disconnect from the IMAP server.
imap.Disconnect()

print(email.subject())

eForward = chilkat.CkEmail()
success = email.ToForward(eForward)
if (success == False):
    print(email.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# The eForward email has no To or CC recipients yet.
# Add one or more..
eForward.AddTo("Joe","joe@example.com")

# We also need to specify the From name/address.
eForward.put_FromAddress("matt@someMailServer.com")
eForward.put_FromName("Matt")

# If we wish to add text at the start of the email body:
sbHtmlBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
if (eForward.HasHtmlBody() == True):
    sbHtmlBody.Append(eForward.getHtmlBody())
    sbHtmlBody.Prepend("<p>Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you...</p>")
    eForward.SetHtmlBody(sbHtmlBody.getAsString())

sbPtBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
if (eForward.HasPlainTextBody() == True):
    sbPtBody.Append(eForward.getPlainTextBody())
    sbPtBody.Prepend("Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you...\r\n\r\n")
    eForward.SetTextBody(sbPtBody.getAsString(),"text/plain")

# We could save the .eml, then double-click on it to view in our mail program, such as Outlook or Thunderbird..
eForward.SaveEml("qa_output/forward.eml")

# We could send (forward) the email..
mailman = chilkat.CkMailMan()

mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.example.com")
mailman.put_SmtpUsername("myLogin")
mailman.put_SmtpPassword("myPassword")
mailman.put_SmtpPort(587)
mailman.put_StartTLS(True)

success = mailman.SendEmail(eForward)
if (success == False):
    print(mailman.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection()
if (success != True):
    print("Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.")

print("Mail Sent!")