(CkPython) Forward by Attaching the Existing Email to a New Email

Demonstrates how to forward an email by attaching the email to a new email. This example uses the AttachEmail method, which is new in Chilkat v9.5.0.87.

This example reads an email from an IMAP server, attaches the email to a new email, and sends the new email.

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import sys
import chilkat

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

# Read the 1st (most recent) email in an Inbox.
imap = chilkat.CkImap()

# Connect to an IMAP server.
imap.put_Ssl(True)
imap.put_Port(993)
success = imap.Connect("imap.someMailServer.com")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
if (success != True):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

numEmails = imap.get_NumMessages()

# Fetch the email at the last sequence number.
# (We are assuming the Inbox has at least 1 email)
# email is a CkEmail
email = imap.FetchSingle(numEmails,False)
if (imap.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Disconnect from the IMAP server.
imap.Disconnect()

print(email.subject())

# Create a new email.  The email we just read will be attached to this email.
eForward = chilkat.CkEmail()

eForward.AddTo("Chilkat Support","support@chilkatsoft.com")

eForward.put_FromAddress("matt@someMailServer.com")
eForward.put_FromName("Matt")
eForward.put_Subject("This is an email with another email attached.")

eForward.SetHtmlBody("<p>Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you.  See the attached email.</p>")

# Attach the email.
eForward.AttachEmail(email)

# We could save the .eml, then double-click on it to view in our mail program, such as Outlook or Thunderbird..
eForward.SaveEml("qa_output/forward.eml")

# We could send (forward) the email..
mailman = chilkat.CkMailMan()

mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp.someMailServer.com")
mailman.put_SmtpUsername("myLogin")
mailman.put_SmtpPassword("myPassword")
mailman.put_SmtpPort(587)
mailman.put_StartTLS(True)

success = mailman.SendEmail(eForward)
if (success != True):
    print(mailman.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection()
if (success != True):
    print("Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.")

print("Mail Sent!")