(Delphi DLL) POP3 Session Log

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

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

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
mailman: HCkMailMan;
success: Boolean;
sa: HCkStringArray;
i: Integer;
n: Integer;

begin
// 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 may explicitly begin and end POP3 sessions by calling
// Pop3BeginSession and Pop3EndSession.  However, 
// if a method is called that requires a connection to the POP3
// server, the connection and session will become established
// automatically.  Therefore, it is not required to explicitly call
// Pop3BeginSession and Pop3EndSession.  

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

// Get a list of the UIDLs for the email in the mailbox and print it.
sa := CkMailMan_GetUidls(mailman);
i := 0;
n := CkStringArray_getCount(sa);
while i < n do
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkStringArray__getString(sa,i));
    i := i + 1;
  end;

CkStringArray_Dispose(sa);

// 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 <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkMailMan__lastErrorText(mailman));
    Exit;
  end;

CkMailMan_Dispose(mailman);

end;