(MFC) POP3 Session Log

Demonstrates how the Chilkat email component keeps a log of the current POP3 session in the mailman.Pop3SessionLog property.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkMailMan.h>
#include <CkStringArray.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

    // 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.
    CkMailMan mailman;

    // Set the POP3 server's hostname
    mailman.put_MailHost("pop3.example.com");

    // Set the POP3 login/password.
    mailman.put_PopUsername("pop3_login");
    mailman.put_PopPassword("pop3_password");
    mailman.put_MailPort(995);
    mailman.put_PopSsl(true);

    // You may explicitly begin and end POP3 sessions by calling
    // Pop3BeginSession and Pop3EndSession.  However, 
    // if a method is called that requires a connection to the POP3
    // server, the connection and session will become established
    // automatically.  Therefore, it is not required to explicitly call
    // Pop3BeginSession and Pop3EndSession.  

    bool success = mailman.Pop3BeginSession();
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(mailman.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Get a list of the UIDLs for the email in the mailbox and print it.
    CkStringArray *sa = mailman.GetUidls();
    int i = 0;
    int n = sa->get_Count();
    while (i < n) {
        strOut.append(sa->getString(i));
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    delete sa;

    // Examine the POP3 session log:
    strOut.append(mailman.pop3SessionLog());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    // A sample session log:

    // **** Connected to pop.example.com:995
    // < +OK Dovecot ready.
    // > USER ****
    // < +OK
    // > PASS ****
    // < +OK Logged in.
    // > UIDL
    // < +OK
    // 1 UID8226-1490455265
    // 2 UID8248-1490455265
    // 3 UID8624-1490455265
    // 4 UID8655-1490455265
    // 5 UID8706-1490455265
    // 6 UID9003-1490455265
    // 7 UID9204-1490455265
    // 8 UID9309-1490455265
    // 9 UID9311-1490455265
    // 10 UID9356-1490455265
    // 11 UID9802-1490455265
    // 12 UID10373-1490455265
    // 13 UID10543-1490455265
    // 14 UID10548-1490455265
    // 15 UID10558-1490455265
    // 16 UID10567-1490455265
    // 17 UID10573-1490455265
    // .

    success = mailman.Pop3EndSession();
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(mailman.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }



    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }