(Go) Test HotMail POP3 (pop3.live.com or pop-mail.outlook.com)

Demonstrates connecting and authenticating to pop3.live.com. Make sure to enable POP3 access, as shown here:

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    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    mailman := chilkat.NewMailMan()

    // Connection settings for pop3.live.com (or pop-mail.outlook.com, both should work)
    mailman.SetMailHost("pop-mail.outlook.com")
    mailman.SetMailHost("pop3.live.com")

    mailman.SetPopUsername("my_account@live.com")
    mailman.SetPopPassword("my_live.com_password")
    mailman.SetMailPort(995)
    mailman.SetPopSsl(true)

    // Make the TLS connection to the POP3 server.
    success := mailman.Pop3Connect()
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(mailman.LastErrorText())
        mailman.DisposeMailMan()
        return
    }

    // Authenticate..
    success = mailman.Pop3Authenticate()
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(mailman.LastErrorText())
        mailman.DisposeMailMan()
        return
    }

    // Find out how many emails are on the server..
    numEmails := mailman.CheckMail()
    if numEmails < 0 {
        fmt.Println(mailman.LastErrorText())
        mailman.DisposeMailMan()
        return
    }

    // Examine the POP3 session log:
    fmt.Println(mailman.Pop3SessionLog())

    // End the POP3 session and close the connection to the POP3 server.
    success = mailman.Pop3EndSession()
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(mailman.LastErrorText())
        mailman.DisposeMailMan()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("-- Finished.")

    // The output of this program:

    // 	**** Connected to pop3.live.com:995
    // 	< +OK DUB006-POP206 POP3 server ready
    // 	> USER chilkat@live.com
    // 	< +OK password required
    // 	> PASS ****
    // 	< +OK User successfully authenticated. [AuthResult=0 Proxy=CY1PR17MB0630.namprd17.prod.outlook.com:1995:SSL]
    // 	> STAT
    // 	< +OK 46 3980488
    // 
    // 	-- Finished.
    // 

    mailman.DisposeMailMan()