Delphi ActiveX Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Delete Individual Emails from POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to delete individual emails from a POP3 mailbox. Delphi ActiveX

var
success: Integer;
mailman: TChilkatMailMan;
bundle: TChilkatEmailBundle;
keepOnServer: Integer;
headersOnly: Integer;
numBodyLines: Integer;
email: TChilkatEmail;
i: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

//  This example assumes 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.
mailman := TChilkatMailMan.Create(Self);

//  Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost := 'pop.example.com';

//  Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername := 'myLogin';
mailman.PopPassword := 'myPassword';

//  Set the ImmediateDelete property = 0
//  When the DeleteEmail method is called, the POP3 session
//  will remain open and the emails will be deleted all at once
//  when the session closes.
mailman.ImmediateDelete := 0;

//  Download email headers.  
bundle := TChilkatEmailBundle.Create(Self);
keepOnServer := 1;
headersOnly := 1;
numBodyLines := 1;
success := mailman.FetchAll(keepOnServer,headersOnly,numBodyLines,bundle.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mailman.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

email := TChilkatEmail.Create(Self);
i := 0;
while i < bundle.MessageCount do
  begin
    bundle.EmailAt(i,email.ControlInterface);

    Memo1.Lines.Add('From: ' + email.From);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Subject: ' + email.Subject);

    //  If you decide the email is to be deleted, call DeleteEmail.
    //  This marks the email for deletion on the POP3 server.
    success := mailman.DeleteEmail(email.ControlInterface);
    if (success = 0) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add(mailman.LastErrorText);
        Exit;
      end;

    i := i + 1;
  end;

//  Make sure the POP3 session is ended to finalize the deletes.
success := mailman.Pop3EndSession();
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mailman.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success!');