(Perl) Read a POP3 Mailbox

Read a POP3 mailbox and display the FROM and SUBJECT header fields of each email.

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

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.someMailServer.com");

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

# Copy the all email from the user's POP3 mailbox 
# into a bundle object.  The email remains on the server.
# bundle is a EmailBundle
$bundle = $mailman->CopyMail();
if ($mailman->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$i = 0;

while ($i < $bundle->get_MessageCount()) {
    # email is a Email
    $email = $bundle->GetEmail($i);
    print "From: " . $email->ck_from() . "\r\n";
    print "Subject: " . $email->subject() . "\r\n";

    $i = $i + 1;
}

$success = $mailman->Pop3EndSession();