Unicode C

Delete a Set of POP3 Messages by UIDL

Demonstrates the Chilkat MailMan.DeleteUidlSet method, which marks the POP3 messages whose UIDLs are listed in a StringTable for deletion. Chilkat processes the UIDL set and sends a DELE command for each located message. This example deletes two messages by UIDL.

Background: When you already know exactly which messages to remove — by their stable UIDLs — DeleteUidlSet deletes them all in one call without first downloading them. It is the efficient counterpart to fetching-then-deleting: for example, after processing messages elsewhere, hand back just their UIDLs to clear them. The deletions are committed when the POP3 session ends (unless ImmediateDelete is set).

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#include <C_CkMailManW.h>
#include <C_CkStringTableW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkMailManW mailman;
    HCkStringTableW uidls;

    success = FALSE;

    //  Demonstrates the MailMan.DeleteUidlSet method, which marks the POP3 messages whose UIDLs
    //  are listed in a StringTable for deletion.  Chilkat sends DELE for each located message.

    mailman = CkMailManW_Create();

    //  Configure the POP3 server connection.
    CkMailManW_putMailHost(mailman,L"pop.example.com");
    CkMailManW_putMailPort(mailman,995);
    CkMailManW_putPopSsl(mailman,TRUE);
    CkMailManW_putPopUsername(mailman,L"user@example.com");
    CkMailManW_putPopPassword(mailman,L"myPassword");

    //  Build the set of UIDLs to delete.
    uidls = CkStringTableW_Create();
    CkStringTableW_Append(uidls,L"0000000123abcdef");
    CkStringTableW_Append(uidls,L"0000000124abcdef");

    //  Mark the messages for deletion.

    success = CkMailManW_DeleteUidlSet(mailman,uidls);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        CkStringTableW_Dispose(uidls);
        return;
    }

    //  Unless the ImmediateDelete property is set to TRUE, the messages are only marked for
    //  deletion.  End the POP3 session (which sends the QUIT command) to commit the deletions.
    success = CkMailManW_Pop3EndSession(mailman);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        CkStringTableW_Dispose(uidls);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Deleted the UIDL set from the POP3 server.\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.


    CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
    CkStringTableW_Dispose(uidls);

    }