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POP3 using HTTP Proxy

Demonstrates how to communicate with a POP3 server through an HTTP proxy.

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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")

// To connect through an HTTP proxy, set the HttpProxyHostname
// and HttpProxyPort properties to the hostname (or IP address)
// and port of the HTTP proxy.  Typical port numbers used by
// HTTP proxy servers are 3128 and 8080.
loMailman.HttpProxyHostname = "www.my-http-proxy.com"
loMailman.HttpProxyPort = 3128

// Important:  Your HTTP proxy server must allow non-HTTP
// traffic to pass.  Otherwise this does not work.

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

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

// Copy the all email from the user's POP3 mailbox 
// into a bundle object.  The email remains on the server.
// 
// NOTE: All methods that communicate with a POP3 server
// will automatically connect and authenticate (i.e. login)
// if not already connected.  The connection will remain
// open after the method call returns so that subsequent
// calls do not need to re-establish the connection.
// In this case, the connection is established via the HTTP
// proxy.
loBundle = createobject("CkEmailBundle")
llKeepOnServer = .T.
llHeadersOnly = .F.
// Irrelevent because we are not downloading headers-only
lnNumBodyLines = 0
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
    i = i + 1
enddo

llSuccess = loMailman.Pop3EndSession()


release loMailman
release loBundle
release loEmail