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Find the "Sent" IMAP Mailbox

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Find the "Sent" IMAP mailbox. Also finds the Junk and Trash mailboxes..

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

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

$imap->put_Ssl(1);
$imap->put_Port(993);
$success = $imap->Connect("imap.yourmailserver.com");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Login or authenticate in some way..
$success = $imap->Login("your_login","your_password");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Get the list of mailboxes.
$refName = "";
$wildcardedMailbox = "*";
$subscribed = 0;

$mboxes = chilkat::CkMailboxes->new();
$success = $imap->MbxList($subscribed,$refName,$wildcardedMailbox,$mboxes);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# The mailbox with the "/Sent" flag is the "Sent" mailbox.
# Likewise for Junk and Trash..
$i = 0;
while ($i < $mboxes->get_Count()) {
    if ($mboxes->HasFlag($i,"\\Sent") == 1) {
        print "Sent mailbox: " . $mboxes->getName($i) . "\r\n";
    }

    if ($mboxes->HasFlag($i,"\\Junk") == 1) {
        print "Junk mailbox: " . $mboxes->getName($i) . "\r\n";
    }

    if ($mboxes->HasFlag($i,"\\Trash") == 1) {
        print "Trash mailbox: " . $mboxes->getName($i) . "\r\n";
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}

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