JavaScript

Download POP3 Email using UIDLs

Demonstrates how to download POP3 email by first getting the complete set of UIDLs and then downloading email by calling FetchByUIDL for each UIDL. JavaScript

var success = false;

// This example requires 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.
var mailman = new CkMailMan();

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

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

var stUidls = new CkStringTable();
success = mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var email = new CkEmail();

var count = stUidls.Count;
var i = 0;
while (i < count) {
    // Download the full email.
    success = mailman.FetchByUidl(stUidls.StringAt(i),false,0,email);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(i);
    console.log("From: " + email.From);
    console.log("Subject: " + email.Subject);

    i = i+1;
}

mailman.Pop3EndSession();