C++

IMAP Delete Old Email (before a specified date)

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Demonstrates how to delete email older than a particular date. C++

#include <CkImap.h>
#include <CkMessageSet.h>
#include <CkEmail.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkImap imap;

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    imap.put_Ssl(true);
    imap.put_Port(993);
    // Use your IMAP server domain.  This example 
    success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Login
    success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Select an IMAP mailbox
    success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Get message ID's for emails older than 1/1/2025
    bool fetchUids = true;
    CkMessageSet messageSet;
    success = imap.QueryMbx("SENTBEFORE 01-Jan-2025",fetchUids,messageSet);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // If desired, we can examine the Subject of each email to be deleted..
    CkEmail email;
    int i = 0;
    int count = messageSet.get_Count();
    bool headerOnly = true;

    while (i < count) {
        success = imap.FetchEmail(headerOnly,messageSet.GetId(i),true,email);
        if (success == false) {
            std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
            return;
        }

        std::cout << email.localDateStr() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << email.subject() << "\r\n";

        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Set the Deleted flag for each message:
    success = imap.SetFlags(messageSet,"Deleted",1);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Expunge and close the mailbox.
    success = imap.ExpungeAndClose();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Disconnect from the IMAP server.
    success = imap.Disconnect();
    }