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IMAP using SOCKS5, SOCKS4 Proxy

Demonstrates how to connect to an IMAP server through a SOCKS5 or SOCKS4 proxy.

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

$success = $false

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

$imap = New-Object Chilkat.Imap

#  To use a SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 proxy, simply set the following
#  properties prior to connecting with the IMAP server:
#  The SOCKS hostname may be a domain name or 
#  IP address:
$imap.SocksHostname = "www.mysocksproxyserver.com"
$imap.SocksPort = 1080
$imap.SocksUsername = "myProxyLogin"
$imap.SocksPassword = "myProxyPassword"
#  Set the SOCKS version to 4 or 5 based on the version
#  of the SOCKS proxy server:
$imap.SocksVersion = 5
#  Note: SOCKS4 servers only support usernames without passwords.
#  SOCKS5 servers support full login/password authentication.

#  Connect to an IMAP server through the SOCKS proxy.
#  Use TLS
$imap.Ssl = $true
$imap.Port = 993
$success = $imap.Connect("imap.example.com")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

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

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

#  Get the message IDs of all the emails in the mailbox
#  We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
$fetchUids = $true
$messageSet = New-Object Chilkat.MessageSet
$success = $imap.QueryMbx("ALL",$fetchUids,$messageSet)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Fetch the emails into a bundle object:
$bundle = New-Object Chilkat.EmailBundle
$headersOnly = $false
$success = $imap.FetchMsgSet($headersOnly,$messageSet,$bundle)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($imap.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.
$email = New-Object Chilkat.Email
$i = 0
$numEmails = $bundle.MessageCount
while ($i -lt $numEmails) {

    $bundle.EmailAt($i,$email)

    $($email.From)
    $($email.Subject)
    $("--")
    $i = $i + 1
}

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