CkPython

Read a POP3 Mailbox

Read a POP3 mailbox and display the FROM and SUBJECT header fields of each email. CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

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 = chilkat.CkMailMan()

# Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.put_MailHost("pop.example.com")

# Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.put_PopUsername("myLogin")
mailman.put_PopPassword("myPassword")

# Copy the all email from the user's POP3 mailbox 
# into a bundle object.  The email remains on the server.
bundle = chilkat.CkEmailBundle()
keepOnServer = True
headersOnly = False
# Irrelevent because we are NOT downloading headers-only
numBodyLines = 0
success = mailman.FetchAll(keepOnServer,headersOnly,numBodyLines,bundle)
if (success == False):
    print(mailman.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

i = 0
email = chilkat.CkEmail()
while i < bundle.get_MessageCount() :
    bundle.EmailAt(i,email)

    print("From: " + email.ck_from())
    print("Subject: " + email.subject())

    i = i + 1

success = mailman.Pop3EndSession()