(Objective-C) Download POP3 Email to MIME Strings

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

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#import <CkoMailMan.h>
#import <CkoStringArray.h>
#import <CkoEmail.h>

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

BOOL success;

// The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
// and sending (SMTP) email.
CkoMailMan *mailman = [[CkoMailMan alloc] init];

// Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost = @"pop.someMailServer.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:
CkoStringArray *saUidls = [mailman GetUidls];
if (mailman.LastMethodSuccess != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Download the email as MIME strings (no parsing of the MIME)
CkoStringArray *saMime = [mailman FetchMultipleMime: saUidls];
if (mailman.LastMethodSuccess != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);

    return;
}

// MIME strings may be loaded into email objects:
int i;
CkoEmail *email = [[CkoEmail alloc] init];
for (i = 0; i <= [saMime.Count intValue] - 1; i++) {
    success = [email SetFromMimeText: [saMime GetString: [NSNumber numberWithInt: i]]];
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"From: ",email.From);
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"Subject: ",email.Subject);
}