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React Native Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

IMAP STARTTLS (Explicit TLS/SSL)

The StartTls property is set to force the Connect method to automatically convert an connection to TLS/SSL via the STARTTLS IMAP command.

This is also known as "explicit TLS/SSL" as opposed to "implicit TLS/SSL". With implicit TLS/SSL, the IMAP client connects on the well-known IMAP TLS/SSL port 993 and the secure channel is immediately established. With explicit TLS/SSL, the IMAP client connects on the typical non-secure port (143 usually) and the converts the connection via the STARTTLS command.

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import { Email, EmailBundle, Imap, MessageSet } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  const imap = new Imap();

  // Indicate that STARTTLS should be used to convert
  // to a secure TLS/SSL connection:
  imap.startTls = true;
  imap.port = 143;

  // Connect to an IMAP server and convert the connection
  // to TLS/SSL via STARTTLS.
  try {
    await imap.connectAsync('imap.example.com');
  } catch {
    console.log(imap.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // The remainder of this example is the same as for 
  // non-TLS/SSL...

  // Login
  try {
    await imap.loginAsync('myLogin', 'myPassword');
  } catch {
    console.log(imap.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Select an IMAP mailbox
  try {
    await imap.selectMailboxAsync('Inbox');
  } catch {
    console.log(imap.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Get the message IDs of all the emails in the mailbox
  const fetchUids = true;
  const messageSet = new MessageSet();
  try {
    await imap.queryMbxAsync('ALL', fetchUids, messageSet);
  } catch {
    console.log(imap.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Fetch the emails into a bundle object:
  const bundle = new EmailBundle();
  const headersOnly = false;
  try {
    await imap.fetchMsgSetAsync(headersOnly, messageSet, bundle);
  } catch {
    console.log(imap.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.
  const email = new Email();
  let i = 0;
  const numEmails = bundle.messageCount;
  while (i < numEmails) {
    bundle.emailAt(i, email);

    console.log(email.from);
    console.log(email.subject);
    console.log('--');
    i++;
  }

  // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
  await imap.disconnectAsync();
}