(Java) Download POP3 Email to MIME Strings

Download the email from a POP3 mailbox directly into MIME strings, without parsing into email objects.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    boolean success;

    // The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
    // and sending (SMTP) email.
    CkMailMan mailman = new CkMailMan();

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

    // Set the POP3 login/password.
    mailman.put_PopUsername("myLogin");
    mailman.put_PopPassword("myPassword");

    // First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
    CkStringArray saUidls = mailman.GetUidls();
    if (mailman.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Download the email as MIME strings (no parsing of the MIME)
    CkStringArray saMime = mailman.FetchMultipleMime(saUidls);
    if (mailman.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(mailman.lastErrorText());

        return;
        }

    // MIME strings may be loaded into email objects:
    int i;
    CkEmail email = new CkEmail();
    for (i = 0; i <= saMime.get_Count() - 1; i++) {
        success = email.SetFromMimeText(saMime.getString(i));
        System.out.println("From: " + email.ck_from());
        System.out.println("Subject: " + email.subject());
        }
  }
}