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Download POP3 Email using UIDLs

Demonstrates how to download POP3 email by first getting the complete set of UIDLs and then downloading email by calling FetchByUIDL for each UIDL. PowerShell

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

$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-Object Chilkat.MailMan

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

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

$stUidls = New-Object Chilkat.StringTable
$success = $mailman.FetchUidls($stUidls)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($mailman.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$email = New-Object Chilkat.Email

$count = $stUidls.Count
$i = 0
while ($i -lt $count) {
    # Download the full email.
    $success = $mailman.FetchByUidl($stUidls.StringAt($i),$false,0,$email)
    if ($success -eq $false) {
        $($mailman.LastErrorText)
        exit
    }

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

    $i = $i + 1
}

$mailman.Pop3EndSession()