C++

Download POP3 Email to MIME

Download the email from a POP3 mailbox directly into MIME, without parsing into email objects. C++

#include <CkMailMan.h>
#include <CkStringTable.h>
#include <CkBinData.h>
#include <CkEmail.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool 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.
    CkMailMan mailman;

    // Set the POP3 server's hostname
    mailman.put_MailHost("pop.example.com");

    // Set the POP3 login/password.
    mailman.put_PopUsername("myLogin");
    mailman.put_PopPassword("myPassword");

    // First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
    CkStringTable stUidls;
    success = mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << mailman.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Download each email as MIME.
    // If desired, the MIME can be loaded into an email object.
    CkBinData bdMime;
    CkEmail email;

    int count = stUidls.get_Count();
    int i = 0;
    while (i < count) {
        success = mailman.FetchMimeBd(stUidls.stringAt(i),bdMime);
        if (success == false) {
            std::cout << mailman.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
            return;
        }

        email.SetFromMimeBd(bdMime);
        std::cout << "From: " << email.ck_from() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Subject: " << email.subject() << "\r\n";

        i = i + 1;
    }
    }