CkPython

Copy Email from one IMAP Account to Another

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Demonstrates how to copy the email in a mailbox from one account to another. CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

success = False

imapSrc = chilkat.CkImap()

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

# Connect to our source IMAP server.
imapSrc.put_Ssl(True)
imapSrc.put_Port(993)
success = imapSrc.Connect("MY-IMAP-DOMAIN")
if (success != True):
    print(imapSrc.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Login to the source IMAP server
success = imapSrc.Login("MY-IMAP-LOGIN","MY-IMAP-PASSWORD")
if (success != True):
    print(imapSrc.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

imapDest = chilkat.CkImap()

# Connect to our destination IMAP server.
imapDest.put_Ssl(True)
imapDest.put_Port(993)
success = imapDest.Connect("MY-IMAP-DOMAIN2")
if (success != True):
    print(imapDest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Login to the destination IMAP server
success = imapDest.Login("MY-IMAP-LOGIN2","MY-IMAP-PASSWORD2")
if (success != True):
    print(imapDest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Select a source IMAP mailbox on the source IMAP server
success = imapSrc.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
if (success != True):
    print(imapSrc.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

fetchUids = True

# Get the set of UIDs for all emails on the source server.
# mset is a CkMessageSet
mset = imapSrc.Search("ALL",fetchUids)
if (imapSrc.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(imapSrc.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Load the complete set of UIDs that were previously copied.
# We dont' want to copy any of these to the destination.
fac = chilkat.CkFileAccess()
msetAlreadyCopied = chilkat.CkMessageSet()
strMsgSet = fac.readEntireTextFile("qa_cache/saAlreadyLoaded.txt","utf-8")
if (fac.get_LastMethodSuccess() == True):
    msetAlreadyCopied.FromCompactString(strMsgSet)

numUids = mset.get_Count()
sbFlags = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()

i = 0
while i < numUids :

    # If this UID was not already copied...
    uid = mset.GetId(i)
    if (not msetAlreadyCopied.ContainsId(uid)):

        print("copying " + str(uid) + "...")

        # Get the flags.
        flags = imapSrc.fetchFlags(uid,True)
        if (imapSrc.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
            print(imapSrc.lastErrorText())
            sys.exit()

        sbFlags.SetString(flags)

        # Get the MIME of this email from the source.
        mimeStr = imapSrc.fetchSingleAsMime(uid,True)
        if (imapSrc.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
            print(imapSrc.lastErrorText())
            sys.exit()

        seen = sbFlags.Contains("\\Seen",False)
        flagged = sbFlags.Contains("\\Flagged",False)
        answered = sbFlags.Contains("\\Answered",False)
        draft = sbFlags.Contains("\\Draft",False)

        success = imapDest.AppendMimeWithFlags("Inbox",mimeStr,seen,flagged,answered,draft)
        if (success != True):
            print(imapDest.lastErrorText())
            sys.exit()

        # Update msetAlreadyCopied with the uid just copied.
        msetAlreadyCopied.InsertId(uid)

        # Save at every iteration just in case there's a failure..
        strMsgSet = msetAlreadyCopied.toCompactString()
        fac.WriteEntireTextFile("qa_cache/saAlreadyLoaded.txt",strMsgSet,"utf-8",False)

    i = i + 1

# Disconnect from the IMAP servers.
success = imapSrc.Disconnect()
success = imapDest.Disconnect()