(PowerShell) Delete IMAP Email

To delete an email, the "Deleted" flag must be set to 1 for each message to be deleted. You must also call Expunge or ExpungeAndClose to remove the emails marked as deleted.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

# This example deletes email matching a criteria from Inbox.
$imap = New-Object Chilkat.Imap

# Turn on session logging:
$imap.KeepSessionLog = $true

# Connect to an IMAP server.
# Use TLS
$imap.Ssl = $true
$imap.Port = 993
$success = $imap.Connect("imap.someMailServer.com")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Login
$success = $imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Select an IMAP mailbox
$success = $imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$fetchUids = $true
# Get the message IDs for all emails having "FTP2" in the subject.
$messageSet = $imap.Search("SUBJECT FTP2",$fetchUids)
if ($imap.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Set the Deleted flag for each message:
$success = $imap.SetFlags($messageSet,"Deleted",1)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Expunge and close the mailbox.
$success = $imap.ExpungeAndClose()
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Display the session log.
$($imap.SessionLog)

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