C#

Test HotMail POP3 (pop3.live.com or pop-mail.outlook.com)

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Demonstrates connecting and authenticating to pop3.live.com. Make sure to enable POP3 access, as shown here:

C#

bool success = false;

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

Chilkat.MailMan mailman = new Chilkat.MailMan();

//  Connection settings for pop3.live.com (or pop-mail.outlook.com, both should work)
mailman.MailHost = "pop-mail.outlook.com";
mailman.MailHost = "pop3.live.com";

mailman.PopUsername = "my_account@live.com";
mailman.PopPassword = "my_live.com_password";
mailman.MailPort = 995;
mailman.PopSsl = true;

//  Make the TLS connection to the POP3 server.
success = mailman.Pop3Connect();
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Authenticate..
success = mailman.Pop3Authenticate();
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Find out how many emails are on the server..
int numEmails = mailman.CheckMail();
if (numEmails < 0) {
    Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Examine the POP3 session log:
Debug.WriteLine(mailman.Pop3SessionLog);

//  End the POP3 session and close the connection to the POP3 server.
success = mailman.Pop3EndSession();
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("-- Finished.");

//  The output of this program:

//  	**** Connected to pop3.live.com:995
//  	< +OK DUB006-POP206 POP3 server ready
//  	> USER chilkat@live.com
//  	< +OK password required
//  	> PASS ****
//  	< +OK User successfully authenticated. [AuthResult=0 Proxy=CY1PR17MB0630.namprd17.prod.outlook.com:1995:SSL]
//  	> STAT
//  	< +OK 46 3980488
//  
//  	-- Finished.
//