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POP3 using HTTP Proxy

Demonstrates how to communicate with a POP3 server through an HTTP proxy.

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C
#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();

    // To connect through an HTTP proxy, set the HttpProxyHostname
    // and HttpProxyPort properties to the hostname (or IP address)
    // and port of the HTTP proxy.  Typical port numbers used by
    // HTTP proxy servers are 3128 and 8080.
    CkMailMan_putHttpProxyHostname(mailman,"www.my-http-proxy.com");
    CkMailMan_putHttpProxyPort(mailman,3128);

    // Important:  Your HTTP proxy server must allow non-HTTP
    // traffic to pass.  Otherwise this does not work.

    // 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");

    // Copy the all email from the user's POP3 mailbox 
    // into a bundle object.  The email remains on the server.
    // 
    // NOTE: All methods that communicate with a POP3 server
    // will automatically connect and authenticate (i.e. login)
    // if not already connected.  The connection will remain
    // open after the method call returns so that subsequent
    // calls do not need to re-establish the connection.
    // In this case, the connection is established via the HTTP
    // proxy.
    bundle = CkEmailBundle_Create();
    keepOnServer = TRUE;
    headersOnly = FALSE;
    // Irrelevent because we are not downloading headers-only
    numBodyLines = 0;
    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));
        i = i + 1;
    }

    success = CkMailMan_Pop3EndSession(mailman);


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

    }