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Read a POP3 Mailbox

Read a POP3 mailbox and display the FROM and SUBJECT header fields of each email. Lianja

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"

// Copy the all email from the user's POP3 mailbox 
// into a bundle object.  The email remains on the server.
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

i = 0
loEmail = createobject("CkEmail")
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