Node.js

Test HotMail POP3 (pop3.live.com or pop-mail.outlook.com)

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Demonstrates connecting and authenticating to pop3.live.com. Make sure to enable POP3 access, as shown here:

Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var mailman = new chilkat.MailMan();

    // Connection settings for pop3.live.com (or pop-mail.outlook.com, both should work)
    mailman.MailHost = "pop-mail.outlook.com";
    mailman.MailHost = "pop3.live.com";

    mailman.PopUsername = "my_account@live.com";
    mailman.PopPassword = "my_live.com_password";
    mailman.MailPort = 995;
    mailman.PopSsl = true;

    // Make the TLS connection to the POP3 server.
    success = mailman.Pop3Connect();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate..
    success = mailman.Pop3Authenticate();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Find out how many emails are on the server..
    var numEmails = mailman.CheckMail();
    if (numEmails < 0) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Examine the POP3 session log:
    console.log(mailman.Pop3SessionLog);

    // End the POP3 session and close the connection to the POP3 server.
    success = mailman.Pop3EndSession();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("-- Finished.");

    // The output of this program:

    // 	**** Connected to pop3.live.com:995
    // 	< +OK DUB006-POP206 POP3 server ready
    // 	> USER chilkat@live.com
    // 	< +OK password required
    // 	> PASS ****
    // 	< +OK User successfully authenticated. [AuthResult=0 Proxy=CY1PR17MB0630.namprd17.prod.outlook.com:1995:SSL]
    // 	> STAT
    // 	< +OK 46 3980488
    // 
    // 	-- Finished.
    // 

}

chilkatExample();