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Delete Individual Emails from POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to delete individual emails from a POP3 mailbox.

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llSuccess = .F.

// 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.
loMailman = createobject("CkMailMan")

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

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

// Set the ImmediateDelete property = .F.
// When the DeleteEmail method is called, the POP3 session
// will remain open and the emails will be deleted all at once
// when the session closes.
loMailman.ImmediateDelete = .F.

// Download email headers.  
loBundle = createobject("CkEmailBundle")
llKeepOnServer = .T.
llHeadersOnly = .T.
lnNumBodyLines = 1
llSuccess = loMailman.FetchAll(llKeepOnServer,llHeadersOnly,lnNumBodyLines,loBundle)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loMailman.LastErrorText
    release loMailman
    release loBundle
    return
endif

loEmail = createobject("CkEmail")
i = 0
do while i < loBundle.MessageCount
    loBundle.EmailAt(i,loEmail)

    ? "From: " + loEmail.From
    ? "Subject: " + loEmail.Subject

    // If you decide the email is to be deleted, call DeleteEmail.
    // This marks the email for deletion on the POP3 server.
    llSuccess = loMailman.DeleteEmail(loEmail)
    if (llSuccess = .F.) then
        ? loMailman.LastErrorText
        release loMailman
        release loBundle
        release loEmail
        return
    endif

    i = i + 1
enddo

// Make sure the POP3 session is ended to finalize the deletes.
llSuccess = loMailman.Pop3EndSession()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loMailman.LastErrorText
    release loMailman
    release loBundle
    release loEmail
    return
endif

? "Success!"


release loMailman
release loBundle
release loEmail