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SOCKS4, SOCKS5 Proxy for POP3

Demonstrates how to communicate with a POP3 server through a SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 proxy.

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llSuccess = .F.

// 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.
loMailman = createobject("CkMailMan")

// To use a SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 proxy, simply set the following
// properties prior to making any calls that communicate with
// a POP3 server:
// The SOCKS hostname may be a domain name or 
// IP address:
loMailman.SocksHostname = "www.mysocksproxyserver.com"
loMailman.SocksPort = 1080
loMailman.SocksUsername = "myProxyLogin"
loMailman.SocksPassword = "myProxyPassword"
// Set the SOCKS version to 4 or 5 based on the version
// of the SOCKS proxy server:
loMailman.SocksVersion = 5
// Note: SOCKS4 servers only support usernames without passwords.
// SOCKS5 servers support full login/password authentication.

// 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

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

    ? "From: " + loEmail.From
    ? "Subject: " + loEmail.Subject
    i = i + 1
enddo

loMailman.Pop3EndSession()


release loMailman
release loBundle
release loEmail