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POP3 Session Log

Demonstrates how the Chilkat email component keeps a log of the current POP3 session in the mailman.Pop3SessionLog property.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkMailMan mailman;
    HCkStringTable stUidls;

    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,"pop3.example.com");

    // Set the POP3 login/password.
    CkMailMan_putPopUsername(mailman,"pop3_login");
    CkMailMan_putPopPassword(mailman,"pop3_password");
    CkMailMan_putMailPort(mailman,995);
    CkMailMan_putPopSsl(mailman,TRUE);

    // You can start and end POP3 sessions using Pop3BeginSession and Pop3EndSession. 
    // However, these calls are optional because a connection will be established automatically 
    // when a method requiring a POP3 server connection is used.

    success = CkMailMan_Pop3BeginSession(mailman);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkMailMan_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
        return;
    }

    // Get the list of UIDLs for all emails in the 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;
    }

    // Examine the POP3 session log:
    printf("%s\n",CkMailMan_pop3SessionLog(mailman));

    // A sample session log:

    // **** Connected to pop.example.com:995
    // < +OK Dovecot ready.
    // > USER ****
    // < +OK
    // > PASS ****
    // < +OK Logged in.
    // > UIDL
    // < +OK
    // 1 UID8226-1490455265
    // 2 UID8248-1490455265
    // 3 UID8624-1490455265
    // 4 UID8655-1490455265
    // 5 UID8706-1490455265
    // 6 UID9003-1490455265
    // 7 UID9204-1490455265
    // 8 UID9309-1490455265
    // 9 UID9311-1490455265
    // 10 UID9356-1490455265
    // 11 UID9802-1490455265
    // 12 UID10373-1490455265
    // 13 UID10543-1490455265
    // 14 UID10548-1490455265
    // 15 UID10558-1490455265
    // 16 UID10567-1490455265
    // 17 UID10573-1490455265
    // .

    success = CkMailMan_Pop3EndSession(mailman);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkMailMan_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
        CkStringTable_Dispose(stUidls);
        return;
    }



    CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
    CkStringTable_Dispose(stUidls);

    }