Delphi ActiveX

POP3 using HTTP Proxy

Demonstrates how to communicate with a POP3 server through an HTTP proxy. Delphi ActiveX

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
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);

// To connect through an HTTP proxy, set the HttpProxyHostname
// and HttpProxyPort properties to the hostname (or IP address)
// and port of the HTTP proxy.  Typical port numbers used by
// HTTP proxy servers are 3128 and 8080.
mailman.HttpProxyHostname := 'www.my-http-proxy.com';
mailman.HttpProxyPort := 3128;

// Important:  Your HTTP proxy server must allow non-HTTP
// traffic to pass.  Otherwise this does not work.

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

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

// Copy the all email from the user's POP3 mailbox 
// into a bundle object.  The email remains on the server.
// 
// NOTE: All methods that communicate with a POP3 server
// will automatically connect and authenticate (i.e. login)
// if not already connected.  The connection will remain
// open after the method call returns so that subsequent
// calls do not need to re-establish the connection.
// In this case, the connection is established via the HTTP
// proxy.
bundle := TChilkatEmailBundle.Create(Self);
keepOnServer := 1;
headersOnly := 0;
// Irrelevent because we are not downloading headers-only
numBodyLines := 0;
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);
    i := i + 1;
  end;

success := mailman.Pop3EndSession();
end;