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(CkPython) Forward an Email using CreateForwardReads an email from an IMAP server, creates a forward version of the email using the CreateForward method, and sends the email to another recipient. Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.
import sys import chilkat success = False # 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.example.com") if (success == False): print(imap.lastErrorText()) sys.exit() # Login success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword") if (success == False): print(imap.lastErrorText()) sys.exit() # Select an IMAP mailbox success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox") if (success == False): 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 = chilkat.CkEmail() success = imap.FetchEmail(False,numEmails,False,email) if (success == False): print(imap.lastErrorText()) sys.exit() # Disconnect from the IMAP server. imap.Disconnect() print(email.subject()) eForward = chilkat.CkEmail() success = email.ToForward(eForward) if (success == False): print(email.lastErrorText()) sys.exit() # The eForward email has no To or CC recipients yet. # Add one or more.. eForward.AddTo("Joe","joe@example.com") # We also need to specify the From name/address. eForward.put_FromAddress("matt@someMailServer.com") eForward.put_FromName("Matt") # If we wish to add text at the start of the email body: sbHtmlBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder() if (eForward.HasHtmlBody() == True): sbHtmlBody.Append(eForward.getHtmlBody()) sbHtmlBody.Prepend("<p>Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you...</p>") eForward.SetHtmlBody(sbHtmlBody.getAsString()) sbPtBody = chilkat.CkStringBuilder() if (eForward.HasPlainTextBody() == True): sbPtBody.Append(eForward.getPlainTextBody()) sbPtBody.Prepend("Hello, this is an email I'm forwarding to you...\r\n\r\n") eForward.SetTextBody(sbPtBody.getAsString(),"text/plain") # 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.example.com") mailman.put_SmtpUsername("myLogin") mailman.put_SmtpPassword("myPassword") mailman.put_SmtpPort(587) mailman.put_StartTLS(True) success = mailman.SendEmail(eForward) if (success == False): print(mailman.lastErrorText()) sys.exit() success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection() if (success != True): print("Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.") print("Mail Sent!") |
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