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SOCKS4, SOCKS5 Proxy for POP3

Demonstrates how to communicate with a POP3 server through a SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 proxy.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

// This example requires 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 = new CkMailMan();

// To use a SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 proxy, simply set the following
// properties prior to making any calls that communicate with
// a POP3 server:
// The SOCKS hostname may be a domain name or 
// IP address:
$mailman->put_SocksHostname('www.mysocksproxyserver.com');
$mailman->put_SocksPort(1080);
$mailman->put_SocksUsername('myProxyLogin');
$mailman->put_SocksPassword('myProxyPassword');
// Set the SOCKS version to 4 or 5 based on the version
// of the SOCKS proxy server:
$mailman->put_SocksVersion(5);
// Note: SOCKS4 servers only support usernames without passwords.
// SOCKS5 servers support full login/password authentication.

// Set the POP3 server's hostname
$mailman->put_MailHost('pop.example.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 = new CkEmailBundle();
$keepOnServer = true;
$headersOnly = false;
// Irrelevent because we are NOT downloading headers-only
$numBodyLines = 0;
$success = $mailman->FetchAll($keepOnServer,$headersOnly,$numBodyLines,$bundle);
if ($success == false) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$email = new CkEmail();
$i = 0;
while ($i < $bundle->get_MessageCount()) {
    $bundle->EmailAt($i,$email);

    print 'From: ' . $email->from() . "\n";
    print 'Subject: ' . $email->subject() . "\n";
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$mailman->Pop3EndSession();

?>