(Mono C#) Delete IMAP Email

To delete an email, the "Deleted" flag must be set to 1 for each message to be deleted. You must also call Expunge or ExpungeAndClose to remove the emails marked as deleted.

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// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// This example deletes email matching a criteria from Inbox.
Chilkat.Imap imap = new Chilkat.Imap();

// Turn on session logging:
imap.KeepSessionLog = true;

// Connect to an IMAP server.
// Use TLS
imap.Ssl = true;
imap.Port = 993;
bool success = imap.Connect("imap.someMailServer.com");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.MessageSet messageSet = null;
bool fetchUids = true;
// Get the message IDs for all emails having "FTP2" in the subject.
messageSet = imap.Search("SUBJECT FTP2",fetchUids);
if (imap.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Set the Deleted flag for each message:
success = imap.SetFlags(messageSet,"Deleted",1);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Expunge and close the mailbox.
success = imap.ExpungeAndClose();
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Display the session log.
Debug.WriteLine(imap.SessionLog);

// Disconnect from the IMAP server.
success = imap.Disconnect();