Node.js

Read a POP3 Mailbox

Read a POP3 mailbox and display the FROM and SUBJECT header fields of each email. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // 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.
    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";

    // Copy the all email from the user's POP3 mailbox 
    // into a bundle object.  The email remains on the server.
    var bundle = new chilkat.EmailBundle();
    var keepOnServer = true;
    var headersOnly = false;
    // Irrelevent because we are NOT downloading headers-only
    var numBodyLines = 0;
    success = mailman.FetchAll(keepOnServer,headersOnly,numBodyLines,bundle);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var i = 0;
    var email = new chilkat.Email();
    while (i < bundle.MessageCount) {
        bundle.EmailAt(i,email);

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

        i = i+1;
    }

    success = mailman.Pop3EndSession();

}

chilkatExample();