(PowerShell) Delete Individual Emails from POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to delete individual emails from a POP3 mailbox.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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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.

# The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
# and sending (SMTP) email.
$mailman = New-Object Chilkat.MailMan

# Set the POP3 server's hostname
$mailman.MailHost = "pop.someMailServer.com"

# Set the POP3 login/password.
$mailman.PopUsername = "myLogin"
$mailman.PopPassword = "myPassword"

# Set the ImmediateDelete property = $false
# When the DeleteEmail method is called, the POP3 session
# will remain open and the emails will be deleted all at once
# when the session closes.
$mailman.ImmediateDelete = $false

# Download email headers.  
$bundle = New-Object Chilkat.EmailBundle
$keepOnServer = $true
$headersOnly = $true
$numBodyLines = 1
$success = $mailman.FetchAll($keepOnServer,$headersOnly,$numBodyLines,$bundle)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($mailman.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$email = New-Object Chilkat.Email
$i = 0
while ($i -lt $bundle.MessageCount) {
    $bundle.EmailAt($i,$email)

    $("From: " + $email.From)
    $("Subject: " + $email.Subject)

    # If you decide the email is to be deleted, call DeleteEmail.
    # This marks the email for deletion on the POP3 server.
    $success = $mailman.DeleteEmail($email)
    if ($success -eq $false) {
        $($mailman.LastErrorText)
        exit
    }

    $i = $i + 1
}

# Make sure the POP3 session is ended to finalize the deletes.
$success = $mailman.Pop3EndSession()
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($mailman.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Success!")