Node.js

Download MIME Source of Emails in IMAP Mailbox

Demonstrates how to download the MIME source for emails on an IMAP server. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var imap = new chilkat.Imap();

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    imap.Ssl = true;
    imap.Port = 993;
    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Login
    success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // The NumMessages property contains the number of messages in the selected mailbox.
    var numMessages = imap.NumMessages;
    if (numMessages == 0) {
        console.log("No messages exist in the Inbox.");
        return;
    }

    var sbMime = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    var seqNum;
    for (seqNum = 1; seqNum <= numMessages; seqNum++) {
        sbMime.Clear();
        success = imap.FetchSingleAsMimeSb(seqNum,false,sbMime);
        if (success == false) {
            console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

        // The MIME source of the downloaded email is contained in sbMime.
    }

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

}

chilkatExample();