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IMAP using SOCKS5, SOCKS4 Proxy

Demonstrates how to connect to an IMAP server through a SOCKS5 or SOCKS4 proxy.

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Delphi DLL
uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, EmailBundle, Imap, Email, MessageSet;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
imap: HCkImap;
fetchUids: Boolean;
messageSet: HCkMessageSet;
bundle: HCkEmailBundle;
headersOnly: Boolean;
email: HCkEmail;
i: Integer;
numEmails: Integer;

begin
success := False;

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

imap := CkImap_Create();

// To use a SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 proxy, simply set the following
// properties prior to connecting with the IMAP server:
// The SOCKS hostname may be a domain name or 
// IP address:
CkImap_putSocksHostname(imap,'www.mysocksproxyserver.com');
CkImap_putSocksPort(imap,1080);
CkImap_putSocksUsername(imap,'myProxyLogin');
CkImap_putSocksPassword(imap,'myProxyPassword');
// Set the SOCKS version to 4 or 5 based on the version
// of the SOCKS proxy server:
CkImap_putSocksVersion(imap,5);
// Note: SOCKS4 servers only support usernames without passwords.
// SOCKS5 servers support full login/password authentication.

// Connect to an IMAP server through the SOCKS proxy.
// Use TLS
CkImap_putSsl(imap,True);
CkImap_putPort(imap,993);
success := CkImap_Connect(imap,'imap.example.com');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkImap__lastErrorText(imap));
    Exit;
  end;

// Login
success := CkImap_Login(imap,'myLogin','myPassword');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkImap__lastErrorText(imap));
    Exit;
  end;

// Select an IMAP mailbox
success := CkImap_SelectMailbox(imap,'Inbox');
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkImap__lastErrorText(imap));
    Exit;
  end;

// Get the message IDs of all the emails in the mailbox
// We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
fetchUids := True;
messageSet := CkMessageSet_Create();
success := CkImap_QueryMbx(imap,'ALL',fetchUids,messageSet);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkImap__lastErrorText(imap));
    Exit;
  end;

// Fetch the emails into a bundle object:
bundle := CkEmailBundle_Create();
headersOnly := False;
success := CkImap_FetchMsgSet(imap,headersOnly,messageSet,bundle);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkImap__lastErrorText(imap));
    Exit;
  end;

// Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.
email := CkEmail_Create();
i := 0;
numEmails := CkEmailBundle_getMessageCount(bundle);
while i < numEmails do
  begin

    CkEmailBundle_EmailAt(bundle,i,email);

    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkEmail__from(email));
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkEmail__subject(email));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('--');
    i := i + 1;
  end;

// Disconnect from the IMAP server.
success := CkImap_Disconnect(imap);

CkImap_Dispose(imap);
CkMessageSet_Dispose(messageSet);
CkEmailBundle_Dispose(bundle);
CkEmail_Dispose(email);

end;