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List Yahoo Mail IMAP Mailboxes

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List Yahoo Mail 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.

#  See Get Yahoo Mail OAuth2 Access Token for Desktop App 
#  for sample code showing how to obtain a Yahoo Mail access token.

#  In this example, our access token was previously saved to the following file which contains JSON like this:
#  {
#    "access_token": "kCVQdnOdul...LHucA--",
#    "refresh_token": "AIenVXETSo0jklFBVkPS8vVm8E.Ej9ToRG.xDbDYmZ65WIs5t6CZhDrD",
#    "expires_in": 3600,
#    "token_type": "bearer",
#    "xoauth_yahoo_guid": "HGDQCVF5JB4YDOWHITQJFBHCWA"
#  }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$success = $json->LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/yahooMail.json");
if ($success != 1) {
    print "Failed to load Yahoo Mail access token file." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$accessToken = $json->stringOf("access_token");

#  Do OAuth2 authentication by using the access token as the password in the Login method below...
$imap = chilkat::CkImap->new();

$imap->put_Ssl(1);
$imap->put_Port(993);

#  Connect to the Yahoo IMAP server.
$success = $imap->Connect("imap.mail.yahoo.com");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

#  Indicate that XOAUTH2 authentication is to be used:
$imap->put_AuthMethod("XOAUTH2");

#  Login
#  Use the email address of the Yahoo Mail account that granted authorization.
$success = $imap->Login('user@yahoo.com',$accessToken);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $imap->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
}
else {
    print "Successfully authenticated with Yahoo IMAP using XOAUTH2!" . "\r\n";
}

#  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;
}

$i = 0;
while ($i < $mboxes->get_Count()) {
    print $mboxes->getName($i) . "\r\n";
    $i = $i + 1;
}

#  Sample output looks like this:

#  Archive
#  Bulk Mail
#  Draft
#  Inbox
#  Inbox/emailsWithAttach
#  Inbox/test
#  Sent
#  Trash

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