(Perl) Delete All IMAP Email

Demonstrates two ways to delete all email in a mailbox on an IMAP server.

Chilkat Perl Downloads Perl Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

use chilkat();

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

$imap = chilkat::CkImap->new();

# Turn on session logging:
$imap->put_KeepSessionLog(1);

# Connect to an IMAP server.
# Use TLS
$imap->put_Ssl(1);
$imap->put_Port(993);
$success = $imap->Connect("imap.someMailServer.com");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Login
$success = $imap->Login("myLogin","myPassword");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Select an IMAP mailbox
$success = $imap->SelectMailbox("Inbox.RubyMail");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Get the complete set of Uids for email in the selected mailbox.
# messageSet is a MessageSet
$messageSet = $imap->GetAllUids();
if ($imap->get_LastMethodSuccess() != 1) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Set the Deleted flag for each message.
# (ExpungeAndClose must be called to finalize the delete.)
$success = $imap->SetFlags($messageSet,"Deleted",1);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Alternatively, the Deleted flag may be set for each UID
# individiually, but this is less efficient:

$n = $messageSet->get_Count();
for ($i = 0; $i <= $n - 1; $i++) {
    $success = $imap->SetFlag($messageSet->GetId($i),$messageSet->get_HasUids(),"Deleted",1);
    if ($success != 1) {
        print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
        exit;
    }

}

# Expunge and close the mailbox.
$success = $imap->ExpungeAndClose();
if ($success != 1) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Display the session log.
print $imap->sessionLog() . "\r\n";

# Disconnect from the IMAP server.
$success = $imap->Disconnect();