(Node.js) Download POP3 Email to MIME

Download the email from a POP3 mailbox directly into MIME, without parsing into email objects.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOS

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // 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.
    var mailman = new chilkat.MailMan();

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

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

    // First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
    var stUidls = new chilkat.StringTable();
    success = mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Download each email as MIME.
    // If desired, the MIME can be loaded into an email object.
    var bdMime = new chilkat.BinData();
    var email = new chilkat.Email();

    var count = stUidls.Count;
    var i = 0;
    while (i < count) {
        success = mailman.FetchMimeBd(stUidls.StringAt(i),bdMime);
        if (success == false) {
            console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

        email.SetFromMimeBd(bdMime);
        console.log("From: " + email.From);
        console.log("Subject: " + email.Subject);

        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();