C++

Subscribe to Mailboxes and List Subscribed Mailboxes

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Demonstrates how to list subscribed mailboxes, and unsubscribe/subscribe to a mailbox. C++

#include <CkImap.h>
#include <CkMailboxes.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);
    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;
    }

    // First examine the already subscribed mailboxes.
    const char *refName = "";
    const char *wildcardedMailbox = "*";
    bool subscribed = true;

    CkMailboxes mboxes;
    success = imap.MbxList(subscribed,refName,wildcardedMailbox,mboxes);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    int i = 0;
    while (i < mboxes.get_Count()) {
        std::cout << mboxes.getName(i) << "\r\n";
        i = i + 1;
    }

    std::cout << "----" << "\r\n";

    // Sample output.

    // INBOX
    // INBOX/recent
    // INBOX/misc
    // INBOX/misc/solutions
    // ...
    // Outbox
    // Deleted Items
    // Sent Items
    // Drafts
    // Junk E-mail
    // Trash
    // Sent
    // Templates

    // Let's unsubscribe to "INBOX/misc/solutions".
    success = imap.Unsubscribe("INBOX/misc/solutions");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Get the list of subscribed mailboxes again to verify that "INBOX/misc/solutions" is missing.
    success = imap.MbxList(subscribed,"","INBOX/misc*",mboxes);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    i = 0;
    while (i < mboxes.get_Count()) {
        std::cout << mboxes.getName(i) << "\r\n";
        i = i + 1;
    }

    std::cout << "----" << "\r\n";

    // Re-subscribe to "INBOX/misc/solutions".
    success = imap.Subscribe("INBOX/misc/solutions");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Get the list of subscribed mailboxes again to verify that "INBOX/misc/solutions" is back in the list.
    success = imap.MbxList(subscribed,"","INBOX/misc*",mboxes);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << imap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    i = 0;
    while (i < mboxes.get_Count()) {
        std::cout << mboxes.getName(i) << "\r\n";
        i = i + 1;
    }

    std::cout << "----" << "\r\n";

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