Perl

Number of Messages in a POP3 Mailbox

Get the number of messages in a POP3 mailbox. Perl

use chilkat();

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

# The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
# and sending (SMTP) email.
$mailman = chilkat::CkMailMan->new();

# Set the POP3 server's hostname
$mailman->put_MailHost("pop.example.com");

# Set the POP3 login/password.
$mailman->put_PopUsername("myLogin");
$mailman->put_PopPassword("****");

# Get the number of messages in the mailbox.
$numMessages = $mailman->GetMailboxCount();
print $numMessages . "\r\n";