(Node.js) Send Email and Save Copy to "Sent" Mailbox

Sends an email and places a copy in the "Sent" mailbox on an IMAP server.

This example demonstrates how to send an email and then upload a copy to an IMAP mail server's "Sent" mailbox. Note: You may need to create a "Sent" mailbox on your IMAP server prior to running this example. You may already have a mailbox named something different -- perhaps "Sent Items".

Important: If your mail server is POP3, the "Sent Items" mailbox is actually a file on your local computer managed by your email client, such as Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird. This example does not save emails to Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird "Sent Items" local files.

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

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // Starting in v9.5.0.49, all Chilkat classes can be unlocked at once at the beginning of a program
    // by calling UnlockBundle.  It requires a Bundle unlock code.
    var chilkatGlob = new chilkat.Global();
    var success = chilkatGlob.UnlockBundle("Anything for 30-day trial.");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(chilkatGlob.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // The mailman object is used for sending (SMTP) and receiving (POP3) email.
    var mailman = new chilkat.MailMan();

    var success;

    // Set the SMTP server.
    mailman.SmtpHost = "mail.mydomain.com";
    mailman.SmtpUsername = "myLogin";
    mailman.SmtpPassword = "myPassword";

    // Create a new email object
    var email = new chilkat.Email();

    email.Subject = "This is a test";
    email.Body = "This is a test";
    email.From = "Myself <myself@mydomain.com>";
    success = email.AddTo("Somebody","somebody@somedomain.com");

    success = mailman.SendEmail(email);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Mail Sent!");

    // Now use Chilkat IMAP to save the email to Inbox.Sent

    var imap = new chilkat.Imap();

    // Connect to an IMAP server.
    // Use TLS
    imap.Ssl = true;
    imap.Port = 993;
    success = imap.Connect("mail.mydomain.com");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

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

    // The AppendMail method uploads an email to an IMAP server
    // and saves it in the mailbox specified:
    success = imap.AppendMail("Inbox.Sent",email);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(imap.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Mail saved to Inbox.Sent");

}

chilkatExample();