(Mono C#) Read POP3 Mail Headers

Reads the header for each email in a POP3 mailbox and display the FROM and SUBJECT header fields.

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// 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.
Chilkat.MailMan mailman = new Chilkat.MailMan();

// Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost = "pop.someMailServer.com";

// Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = "****";
mailman.PopPassword = "****";

// Read mail headers and one line of the body.
Chilkat.EmailBundle bundle = mailman.GetAllHeaders(1);
if (mailman.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

int i = 0;
Chilkat.Email email = null;
while (i < bundle.MessageCount) {
    email = bundle.GetEmail(i);

    // Display the From email address and the subject.
    Debug.WriteLine("From: " + email.From);
    Debug.WriteLine("Subject: " + email.Subject);

    i = i + 1;
}