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Find the "Sent" IMAP Mailbox

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Find the "Sent" IMAP mailbox. Also finds the Junk and Trash mailboxes..

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Ruby
require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

imap = Chilkat::CkImap.new()

imap.put_Ssl(true)
imap.put_Port(993)
success = imap.Connect("imap.yourmailserver.com")
if (success == false)
    print imap.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Login or authenticate in some way..
success = imap.Login("your_login","your_password")
if (success == false)
    print imap.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Get the list of mailboxes.
refName = ""
wildcardedMailbox = "*"
subscribed = false

mboxes = Chilkat::CkMailboxes.new()
success = imap.MbxList(subscribed,refName,wildcardedMailbox,mboxes)
if (success == false)
    print imap.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# The mailbox with the "/Sent" flag is the "Sent" mailbox.
# Likewise for Junk and Trash..
i = 0
while i < mboxes.get_Count()
    if (mboxes.HasFlag(i,"\\Sent") == true)
        print "Sent mailbox: " + mboxes.getName(i) + "\n";
    end

    if (mboxes.HasFlag(i,"\\Junk") == true)
        print "Junk mailbox: " + mboxes.getName(i) + "\n";
    end

    if (mboxes.HasFlag(i,"\\Trash") == true)
        print "Trash mailbox: " + mboxes.getName(i) + "\n";
    end

    i = i + 1
end

# Disconnect from the IMAP server.
success = imap.Disconnect()