(Delphi DLL) POP3 Session Log

Demonstrates how the Chilkat email component keeps a log of the current POP3 session in the mailman.Pop3SessionLog property.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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

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

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
mailman: HCkMailMan;
stUidls: HCkStringTable;

begin
success := False;

// 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 := CkMailMan_Create();

// Set the POP3 server's hostname
CkMailMan_putMailHost(mailman,'pop3.example.com');

// Set the POP3 login/password.
CkMailMan_putPopUsername(mailman,'pop3_login');
CkMailMan_putPopPassword(mailman,'pop3_password');
CkMailMan_putMailPort(mailman,995);
CkMailMan_putPopSsl(mailman,True);

// You can start and end POP3 sessions using Pop3BeginSession and Pop3EndSession. 
// However, these calls are optional because a connection will be established automatically 
// when a method requiring a POP3 server connection is used.

success := CkMailMan_Pop3BeginSession(mailman);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkMailMan__lastErrorText(mailman));
    Exit;
  end;

// Get the list of UIDLs for all emails in the mailbox.
stUidls := CkStringTable_Create();
success := CkMailMan_FetchUidls(mailman,stUidls);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkMailMan__lastErrorText(mailman));
    Exit;
  end;

// Examine the POP3 session log:
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkMailMan__pop3SessionLog(mailman));

// A sample session log:

// **** Connected to pop.example.com:995
// < +OK Dovecot ready.
// > USER ****
// < +OK
// > PASS ****
// < +OK Logged in.
// > UIDL
// < +OK
// 1 UID8226-1490455265
// 2 UID8248-1490455265
// 3 UID8624-1490455265
// 4 UID8655-1490455265
// 5 UID8706-1490455265
// 6 UID9003-1490455265
// 7 UID9204-1490455265
// 8 UID9309-1490455265
// 9 UID9311-1490455265
// 10 UID9356-1490455265
// 11 UID9802-1490455265
// 12 UID10373-1490455265
// 13 UID10543-1490455265
// 14 UID10548-1490455265
// 15 UID10558-1490455265
// 16 UID10567-1490455265
// 17 UID10573-1490455265
// .

success := CkMailMan_Pop3EndSession(mailman);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkMailMan__lastErrorText(mailman));
    Exit;
  end;

CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);
CkStringTable_Dispose(stUidls);

end;