(Delphi ActiveX) Download POP3 Email to MIME Strings

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

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;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
mailman: TChilkatMailMan;
saUidls: ICkStringArray;
saMime: ICkStringArray;
i: Integer;
email: TChilkatEmail;

begin
// 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.
mailman := TChilkatMailMan.Create(Self);

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

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

// First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
saUidls := mailman.GetUidls();
if (mailman.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mailman.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Download the email as MIME strings (no parsing of the MIME)
saMime := mailman.FetchMultipleMime(saUidls);
if (mailman.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(mailman.LastErrorText);

    Exit;
  end;

// MIME strings may be loaded into email objects:

email := TChilkatEmail.Create(Self);
for i := 0 to saMime.Count - 1 do
  begin
    success := email.SetFromMimeText(saMime.GetString(i));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('From: ' + email.From);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Subject: ' + email.Subject);
  end;
end;