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Delphi ActiveX Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Read POP3 Mail Headers

Reads the header for each email in a POP3 mailbox and display the FROM and SUBJECT header fields.

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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 := '****';
mailman.PopPassword := '****';

//  Read mail headers and one line of the body.
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);

    //  Display the From email address and the subject.
    Memo1.Lines.Add('From: ' + email.From);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Subject: ' + email.Subject);

    i := i + 1;
  end;