(Chilkat2-Python) Send Email and Save Copy to "Sent" Mailbox

Sends an email and places a copy in the "Sent" mailbox on an IMAP server.

This example demonstrates how to send an email and then upload a copy to an IMAP mail server's "Sent" mailbox. Note: You may need to create a "Sent" mailbox on your IMAP server prior to running this example. You may already have a mailbox named something different -- perhaps "Sent Items".

Important: If your mail server is POP3, the "Sent Items" mailbox is actually a file on your local computer managed by your email client, such as Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird. This example does not save emails to Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird "Sent Items" local files.

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import sys
import chilkat2

# Starting in v9.5.0.49, all Chilkat classes can be unlocked at once at the beginning of a program
# by calling UnlockBundle.  It requires a Bundle unlock code.
chilkatGlob = chilkat2.Global()
success = chilkatGlob.UnlockBundle("Anything for 30-day trial.")
if (success != True):
    print(chilkatGlob.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# The mailman object is used for sending (SMTP) and receiving (POP3) email.
mailman = chilkat2.MailMan()

# Set the SMTP server.
mailman.SmtpHost = "mail.mydomain.com"
mailman.SmtpUsername = "myLogin"
mailman.SmtpPassword = "myPassword"

# Create a new email object
email = chilkat2.Email()

email.Subject = "This is a test"
email.Body = "This is a test"
email.From = "Myself <myself@mydomain.com>"
success = email.AddTo("Somebody","somebody@somedomain.com")

success = mailman.SendEmail(email)
if (success != True):
    print(mailman.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Mail Sent!")

# Now use Chilkat IMAP to save the email to Inbox.Sent

imap = chilkat2.Imap()

# Connect to an IMAP server.
# Use TLS
imap.Ssl = True
imap.Port = 993
success = imap.Connect("mail.mydomain.com")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

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

# The AppendMail method uploads an email to an IMAP server
# and saves it in the mailbox specified:
success = imap.AppendMail("Inbox.Sent",email)
if (success != True):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Mail saved to Inbox.Sent")