(Delphi ActiveX) POP3 CopyMail Example

Demonstrates downloading email from a POP3 server via CopyMail (using pop3.live.com). Make sure to enable POP3 access for your HotMail account (or any other type of account if POP3 access is not enabled by default).

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
mailman: TChilkatMailMan;
bundle: IChilkatEmailBundle;
numEmails: Integer;
i: Integer;
email: IChilkatEmail;

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

mailman := TChilkatMailMan.Create(Self);

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

mailman.PopUsername := 'my_account@live.com';
mailman.PopPassword := 'my_live.com_password';
mailman.MailPort := 995;
mailman.PopSsl := 1;

// WARNING: CopyMail is only a reasonable choice if it is already know that not
// to many emails are present on the server.  CopyMail is a poor choice if a huge number
// of emails exist.  It is better to download individually or in batches.
bundle := mailman.CopyMail();
if (mailman.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mailman.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Iterate over the bundle and examine each email..
numEmails := bundle.MessageCount;
i := 0;
while i < numEmails do
  begin
    email := bundle.GetEmail(i);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('From: ' + email.From);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Subject: ' + email.Subject);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('--');

    i := i + 1;
  end;

// Examine the POP3 session log:
Memo1.Lines.Add(mailman.Pop3SessionLog);

// End the POP3 session and close the connection to the POP3 server.
mailman.Pop3EndSession();

Memo1.Lines.Add('-- Finished.');

// The output of this program:

// 	**** Connected to pop3.live.com:995
// 	< +OK DUB006-POP62 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 23 914026
// 	> LIST
// 	< +OK 23 914026
// 	1 50828
// 	2 49862
// 	3 142837
// 	4 61466
// 	5 40805
// 	6 39992
// 	7 61358
// 	8 18431
// 	9 122577
// 	10 20322
// 	11 24274
// 	12 24367
// 	13 22860
// 	14 10136
// 	15 35379
// 	16 30916
// 	17 19800
// 	18 14941
// 	19 16883
// 	20 15151
// 	21 20198
// 	22 28108
// 	23 42535
// 	.
// 	> UIDL
// 	< +OK
// 	< +OK
// 	1 2291
// 	2 2591
// 	3 3062
// 	4 3063
// 	5 3064
// 	6 3065
// 	7 3066
// 	8 3067
// 	9 3068
// 	10 3069
// 	11 3070
// 	12 3071
// 	13 3072
// 	14 3073
// 	15 3074
// 	16 3075
// 	17 3076
// 	18 3077
// 	19 3078
// 	20 3079
// 	21 3080
// 	22 3081
// 	23 3405
// 	.
// 	> RETR 1
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 2
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 3
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 4
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 5
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 6
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 7
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 8
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 9
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 10
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 11
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 12
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 13
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 14
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 15
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 16
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 17
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 18
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 19
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 20
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 21
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 22
// 	< +OK
// 	> RETR 23
// 	< +OK
// 
// 	-- Finished.
// 
end;