(Objective-C) Read All Email from POP3 Inbox by Message Numbers

Demonstrates how to read all of the email from a POP3 inbox by fetching each email by it's message number.

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

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

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";

// Get the number of messages in the mailbox.
int numMessages = [[mailman GetMailboxCount] intValue];

// Message numbers are specific to a POP3 session. 
// If a maildrop (i.e. inbox)  contains 10 messages, 
// the message numbers will be 1, 2, 3, ... 10. 
// If message number 1 is deleted and a new POP3 session 
// is established, there will be 9 messages numbered 1, 2, 3, ... 9. 

int i = 1;

CkoEmail *email = 0;
while (i <= numMessages) {

    email = [mailman FetchByMsgnum: [NSNumber numberWithInt: i]];
    if (mailman.LastMethodSuccess != YES) {
        NSLog(@"%@",mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    NSLog(@"%@%@%@%@",email.From,@": ",email.Subject,@"\n");

    i = i + 1;

}