Rust

Copy an IMAP Message to Another Mailbox

Demonstrates the Chilkat Imap.Copy method, which copies one message from the currently selected mailbox to a destination mailbox. The first argument identifies the source message; the second (bUid) indicates whether the id is a UID (true) or a sequence number (false). This example copies a message from the Inbox to another mailbox.

Background: Messages can be identified two ways in IMAP: a sequence number (the message's current 1-based position, which shifts as messages are added or expunged) or a UID (a stable identifier that doesn't change). The bUid flag tells Copy which you're passing. Copying leaves the original in place and places a duplicate in the destination — use MoveMessages to relocate instead of duplicate.

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// Demonstrates the Imap.Copy method, which copies one message from the currently selected
// mailbox to a destination mailbox.  The 1st argument identifies the source message; the 2nd
// (bUid) indicates whether the id is a UID (true) or a sequence number (false).

let imap = chilkat::Imap::new();

imap.set_ssl(true);
imap.set_port(993);

if imap.connect("imap.example.com").is_err() {
    println!("{}", imap.last_error_text());
    return;
}

if imap.login("user@example.com", "myPassword").is_err() {
    println!("{}", imap.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// Select the source mailbox.
if imap.select_mailbox("Inbox").is_err() {
    println!("{}", imap.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// Copy message sequence number 1 to the "Archive2026" mailbox.  bUid = false means the id
// is a sequence number, not a UID.
if imap.copy(1, false, "Archive2026").is_err() {
    println!("{}", imap.last_error_text());
    return;
}

println!("Message copied.");

if imap.disconnect().is_err() {
    println!("{}", imap.last_error_text());
    return;
}