(PowerShell) POP3 Session Log

Demonstrates how the Chilkat email component keeps a log of the current POP3 session in the mailman.Pop3SessionLog property.

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 = "pop3.example.com"

# Set the POP3 login/password.
$mailman.PopUsername = "pop3_login"
$mailman.PopPassword = "pop3_password"
$mailman.MailPort = 995
$mailman.PopSsl = $true

# You can start and end POP3 sessions using Pop3BeginSession and Pop3EndSession. 
# However, these calls are optional because a connection will be established automatically 
# when a method requiring a POP3 server connection is used.

$success = $mailman.Pop3BeginSession()
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($mailman.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Get the list of UIDLs for all emails in the mailbox.
$stUidls = New-Object Chilkat.StringTable
$success = $mailman.FetchUidls($stUidls)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($mailman.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Examine the POP3 session log:
$($mailman.Pop3SessionLog)

# A sample session log:

# **** Connected to pop.example.com:995
# < +OK Dovecot ready.
# > USER ****
# < +OK
# > PASS ****
# < +OK Logged in.
# > UIDL
# < +OK
# 1 UID8226-1490455265
# 2 UID8248-1490455265
# 3 UID8624-1490455265
# 4 UID8655-1490455265
# 5 UID8706-1490455265
# 6 UID9003-1490455265
# 7 UID9204-1490455265
# 8 UID9309-1490455265
# 9 UID9311-1490455265
# 10 UID9356-1490455265
# 11 UID9802-1490455265
# 12 UID10373-1490455265
# 13 UID10543-1490455265
# 14 UID10548-1490455265
# 15 UID10558-1490455265
# 16 UID10567-1490455265
# 17 UID10573-1490455265
# .

$success = $mailman.Pop3EndSession()
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($mailman.LastErrorText)
    exit
}