(CkPython) POP3 Fetch Mime Source of Email by UIDL

Demonstrates how to fetch the MIME source of a single email by UIDL.

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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.

mailman = chilkat.CkMailMan()

mailman.put_MailHost("pop.example.com")

mailman.put_PopUsername("myLogin")
mailman.put_PopPassword("myPassword")

mailman.put_MailPort(995)
mailman.put_PopSsl(True)

# sa is a CkStringArray
sa = mailman.GetUidls()
if (mailman.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
    print(mailman.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

numUidls = sa.get_Count()
bdMime = chilkat.CkBinData()

# Download the 1st email and save to a file.
if (numUidls > 0):
    uidl = sa.getString(0)
    print(uidl)

    # Download the MIME source of the email into bdMime.
    # The bdMime contains the email exactly as it is on the mail server.
    success = mailman.FetchMimeBd(uidl,bdMime)
    if (success == False):
        print(mailman.lastErrorText())
        sys.exit()

    success = bdMime.WriteFile("qa_output/firstEmail.eml")