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Chilkat2-Python

POP3 STARTTLS

Demonstrates how to do POP3 STARTTLS.

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import sys
import chilkat2

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 = chilkat2.MailMan()

# Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost = "pop.gmail.com"

# Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = "****@gmail.com"
mailman.PopPassword = "****"

# Indicate that we want TLS/SSL.  Also, set the port to 995:
mailman.MailPort = 995
mailman.PopSsl = True

bundle = chilkat2.EmailBundle()
keepOnServer = True
headersOnly = False
# Irrelevent because we are NOT downloading headers-only
numBodyLines = 0
success = mailman.FetchAll(keepOnServer,headersOnly,numBodyLines,bundle)
if (success == False):
    print(mailman.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

email = chilkat2.Email()
i = 0
while i < bundle.MessageCount :
    bundle.EmailAt(i,email)

    # Display the From email address and the subject.
    print("From: " + email.From)
    print("Subject: " + email.Subject)
    i = i + 1