PHP Extension

Test HotMail POP3 (pop3.live.com or pop-mail.outlook.com)

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Demonstrates connecting and authenticating to pop3.live.com. Make sure to enable POP3 access, as shown here:

PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$mailman = new CkMailMan();

// Connection settings for pop3.live.com (or pop-mail.outlook.com, both should work)
$mailman->put_MailHost('pop-mail.outlook.com');
$mailman->put_MailHost('pop3.live.com');

$mailman->put_PopUsername('my_account@live.com');
$mailman->put_PopPassword('my_live.com_password');
$mailman->put_MailPort(995);
$mailman->put_PopSsl(true);

// Make the TLS connection to the POP3 server.
$success = $mailman->Pop3Connect();
if ($success != true) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Authenticate..
$success = $mailman->Pop3Authenticate();
if ($success != true) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Find out how many emails are on the server..
$numEmails = $mailman->CheckMail();
if ($numEmails < 0) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Examine the POP3 session log:
print $mailman->pop3SessionLog() . "\n";

// End the POP3 session and close the connection to the POP3 server.
$success = $mailman->Pop3EndSession();
if ($success != true) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print '-- Finished.' . "\n";

// The output of this program:

// 	**** Connected to pop3.live.com:995
// 	< +OK DUB006-POP206 POP3 server ready
// 	> USER chilkat@live.com
// 	< +OK password required
// 	> PASS ****
// 	< +OK User successfully authenticated. [AuthResult=0 Proxy=CY1PR17MB0630.namprd17.prod.outlook.com:1995:SSL]
// 	> STAT
// 	< +OK 46 3980488
// 
// 	-- Finished.
// 

?>