(Ruby) Download POP3 Email to MIME Strings

Download the email from a POP3 mailbox directly into MIME strings, without parsing into email objects.

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require 'chilkat'

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

# The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
# and sending (SMTP) email.
mailman = Chilkat::CkMailMan.new()

# Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.put_MailHost("pop.someMailServer.com")

# Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.put_PopUsername("myLogin")
mailman.put_PopPassword("myPassword")

# First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
# saUidls is a CkStringArray
saUidls = mailman.GetUidls()
if (mailman.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print mailman.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Download the email as MIME strings (no parsing of the MIME)
# saMime is a CkStringArray
saMime = mailman.FetchMultipleMime(saUidls)
if (mailman.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print mailman.lastErrorText() + "\n";

    exit
end

# MIME strings may be loaded into email objects:

email = Chilkat::CkEmail.new()
for i in 0 .. saMime.get_Count() - 1
    success = email.SetFromMimeText(saMime.getString(i))
    print "From: " + email.ck_from() + "\n";
    print "Subject: " + email.subject() + "\n";
end