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CkPython Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Delete IMAP Email

To delete an email, the "Deleted" flag must be set to 1 for each message to be deleted. You must also call Expunge or ExpungeAndClose to remove the emails marked as deleted.

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import sys
import chilkat

success = False

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

#  This example deletes email matching a criteria from Inbox.
imap = chilkat.CkImap()

#  Turn on session logging:
imap.put_KeepSessionLog(True)

#  Connect to an IMAP server.
#  Use TLS
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()

fetchUids = True
#  Get the message IDs for all emails having "FTP2" in the subject.
messageSet = chilkat.CkMessageSet()
success = imap.QueryMbx("SUBJECT FTP2",fetchUids,messageSet)
if (success == False):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

#  Set the Deleted flag for each message:
success = imap.SetFlags(messageSet,"Deleted",1)
if (success == False):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

#  Expunge and close the mailbox.
success = imap.ExpungeAndClose()
if (success == False):
    print(imap.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

#  Display the session log.
print(imap.sessionLog())

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