Chilkat2-Python

Forward by Attaching the Existing Email to a New Email

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Demonstrates how to forward an email by attaching the email to a new email.

This example reads an email from an IMAP server, attaches the email to a new email, and sends the new email.

Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

# Read the 1st (most recent) email in an Inbox.
imap = chilkat2.Imap()

# Connect to an IMAP server.
imap.Ssl = True
imap.Port = 993
success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com")
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

numEmails = imap.NumMessages

# Fetch the email at the last sequence number.
# (We are assuming the Inbox has at least 1 email)

email = chilkat2.Email()
success = imap.FetchEmail(False,numEmails,False,email)
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Disconnect from the IMAP server.
imap.Disconnect()

print(email.Subject)

# Create a new email.  The email we just read will be attached to this email.
eForward = chilkat2.Email()

eForward.AddTo("Joe","joe@example.com")

eForward.FromAddress = "matt@somewhere.com"
eForward.FromName = "Matt"
eForward.Subject = "This is an email with another email attached."

eForward.SetHtmlBody("<p>Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you.  See the attached email.</p>")

# Attach the email.
eForward.AttachEmail(email)

# We could save the .eml, then double-click on it to view in our mail program, such as Outlook or Thunderbird..
eForward.SaveEml("qa_output/forward.eml")

# We could send (forward) the email..
mailman = chilkat2.MailMan()

mailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.example.com"
mailman.SmtpUsername = "myLogin"
mailman.SmtpPassword = "myPassword"
mailman.SmtpPort = 587
mailman.StartTLS = True

success = mailman.SendEmail(eForward)
if (success == False):
    print(mailman.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection()
if (success != True):
    print("Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.")

print("Mail Sent!")