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SMTP XOAUTH2 Authentication

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Demonstrates how to authenticate using an OAuth2 access token. This example assumes you have already obtained the access token and now wish to use it in an SMTP session.

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#include <CkMailMan.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.

    const char *oauth2_access_token = "some_previously_obtained_token";

    CkMailMan mailman;

    // Set the properties for the SMTP server, whatever they may be..
    mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.example.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpPort(587);
    mailman.put_StartTLS(true);

    mailman.put_SmtpUsername("myLogin");
    mailman.put_OAuth2AccessToken(oauth2_access_token);

    // Create a new email object
    CkEmail email;

    email.put_Subject("This is a test");
    email.put_Body("This is a test");
    email.put_From("Joe Example <joe@example.com>");
    email.AddTo("Chilkat Admin","admin@chilkatsoft.com");

    // Connect to the server indicated by the SmtpHost property
    success = mailman.SmtpConnect();
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << mailman.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate using XOAUTH2 (using the OAuth2AccessToken)
    success = mailman.SmtpAuthenticate();
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << mailman.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    success = mailman.SendEmail(email);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << mailman.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "Email sent." << "\r\n";

    mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();
    }