(Perl) IMAP Move Messages to another Mailbox

Demonstrates how to move emails from one mailbox to another (on the same IMAP server in the same session). This example requires an IMAP server that supports the MOVE extension. (Most IMAP servers support the MOVE extension.)

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or later.

Note: The Apple iCloud IMAP server (imap.mail.me.com) does not support the MOVE extension.

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use chilkat();

# Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or later.
$imap = chilkat::CkImap->new();

# This example assumes Chilkat Imap to have been previously unlocked.
# See Unlock Imap for sample code.

# Keep a session log so we can show it for this example..
$imap->put_KeepSessionLog(1);

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

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

# Select an IMAP mailbox
# This example will move some emails from the "old" mailbox to "old/gencer"
$success = $imap->SelectMailbox("old");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
$fetchUids = 1;

# Get a set of message IDs in the currently select mailbox.
# messageSet is a MessageSet
$messageSet = $imap->Search("FROM Gencer",$fetchUids);
if ($imap->get_LastMethodSuccess() != 1) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Move these message to another mailbox.
# Note: The Apple iCloud IMAP server (imap.mail.me.com) does not support the MOVE extension.
$success = $imap->MoveMessages($messageSet,"old/gencer");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

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

# This is the session log:

# 	----INFO----
# 	Connecting to IMAP server at imap.gmail.com:993
# 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
# 	* OK Gimap ready for requests from 98.228.98.57 b17mb784727621ign
# 	----IMAP REQUEST----
# 	aaab LOGIN "xxx"
# 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
# 	* CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 UNSELECT IDLE NAMESPACE QUOTA ID XLIST CHILDREN X-GM-EXT-1 UIDPLUS COMPRESS=DEFLATE ENABLE MOVE CONDSTORE ESEARCH UTF8=ACCEPT LIST-EXTENDED LIST-STATUS LITERAL- APPENDLIMIT=35651584
# 	aaab OK xxx authenticated (Success)
# 	----IMAP REQUEST----
# 	aaac SELECT "old"
# 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
# 	* FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Draft \Deleted \Seen $Forwarded $NotPhishing $Phishing $label1 $label2 $label3 $label4 Junk NonJunk)
# 	* OK [PERMANENTFLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Draft \Deleted \Seen $Forwarded $NotPhishing $Phishing $label1 $label2 $label3 $label4 Junk NonJunk \*)] Flags permitted.
# 	* OK [UIDVALIDITY 56] UIDs valid.
# 	* 518 EXISTS
# 	* 0 RECENT
# 	* OK [UIDNEXT 2772] Predicted next UID.
# 	* OK [HIGHESTMODSEQ 364980]
# 	aaac OK [READ-WRITE] old selected. (Success)
# 	----IMAP REQUEST----
# 	aaad UID SEARCH FROM Gencer
# 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
# 	* SEARCH 2767 2768 2769 2770 2771
# 	aaad OK SEARCH completed (Success)
# 	----IMAP REQUEST----
# 	aaae UID MOVE 2767:2771 "old/gencer"
# 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
# 	* 514 EXPUNGE
# 	* 514 EXPUNGE
# 	* 514 EXPUNGE
# 	* 514 EXPUNGE
# 	* 514 EXPUNGE
# 	* 513 EXISTS
# 	aaae OK [COPYUID 62 2767:2771 21:25] (Success)
# 	----INFO----
# 	Disconnecting...
# 

$imap->ClearSessionLog();