(C) Download POP3 Email to MIME

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

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

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#include <C_CkMailMan.h>
#include <C_CkStringTable.h>
#include <C_CkBinData.h>
#include <C_CkEmail.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkMailMan mailman;
    HCkStringTable stUidls;
    HCkBinData bdMime;
    HCkEmail email;
    int count;
    int i;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example requires 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.example.com");

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

    // First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
    stUidls = CkStringTable_Create();
    success = CkMailMan_FetchUidls(mailman,stUidls);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkMailMan_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
        CkStringTable_Dispose(stUidls);
        return;
    }

    // Download each email as MIME.
    // If desired, the MIME can be loaded into an email object.
    bdMime = CkBinData_Create();
    email = CkEmail_Create();

    count = CkStringTable_getCount(stUidls);
    i = 0;
    while (i < count) {
        success = CkMailMan_FetchMimeBd(mailman,CkStringTable_stringAt(stUidls,i),bdMime);
        if (success == FALSE) {
            printf("%s\n",CkMailMan_lastErrorText(mailman));
            CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
            CkStringTable_Dispose(stUidls);
            CkBinData_Dispose(bdMime);
            CkEmail_Dispose(email);
            return;
        }

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

        i = i + 1;
    }



    CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
    CkStringTable_Dispose(stUidls);
    CkBinData_Dispose(bdMime);
    CkEmail_Dispose(email);

    }