(C) Delete Individual Emails from POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to delete individual emails from a POP3 mailbox.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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#include <C_CkMailMan.h>
#include <C_CkEmailBundle.h>
#include <C_CkEmail.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkMailMan mailman;
    HCkEmailBundle bundle;
    BOOL keepOnServer;
    BOOL headersOnly;
    int numBodyLines;
    HCkEmail email;
    int i;

    success = FALSE;

    // 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.
    mailman = CkMailMan_Create();

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

    // Set the POP3 login/password.
    CkMailMan_putPopUsername(mailman,"myLogin");
    CkMailMan_putPopPassword(mailman,"myPassword");

    // Set the ImmediateDelete property = FALSE
    // When the DeleteEmail method is called, the POP3 session
    // will remain open and the emails will be deleted all at once
    // when the session closes.
    CkMailMan_putImmediateDelete(mailman,FALSE);

    // Download email headers.  
    bundle = CkEmailBundle_Create();
    keepOnServer = TRUE;
    headersOnly = TRUE;
    numBodyLines = 1;
    success = CkMailMan_FetchAll(mailman,keepOnServer,headersOnly,numBodyLines,bundle);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkMailMan_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
        CkEmailBundle_Dispose(bundle);
        return;
    }

    email = CkEmail_Create();
    i = 0;
    while (i < CkEmailBundle_getMessageCount(bundle)) {
        CkEmailBundle_EmailAt(bundle,i,email);

        printf("From: %s\n",CkEmail_ck_from(email));
        printf("Subject: %s\n",CkEmail_subject(email));

        // If you decide the email is to be deleted, call DeleteEmail.
        // This marks the email for deletion on the POP3 server.
        success = CkMailMan_DeleteEmail(mailman,email);
        if (success == FALSE) {
            printf("%s\n",CkMailMan_lastErrorText(mailman));
            CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
            CkEmailBundle_Dispose(bundle);
            CkEmail_Dispose(email);
            return;
        }

        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Make sure the POP3 session is ended to finalize the deletes.
    success = CkMailMan_Pop3EndSession(mailman);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkMailMan_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
        CkEmailBundle_Dispose(bundle);
        CkEmail_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }

    printf("Success!\n");


    CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
    CkEmailBundle_Dispose(bundle);
    CkEmail_Dispose(email);

    }