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POP3 SSL - Read POP3 Email over TLS/SSL on Port 995

Demonstrates how to connect via TLS/SSL to a POP3 server and read email. This assumes that the POP3 server supports SSL.

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require 'chilkat'

success = false

# 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.gmail.com")

# Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.put_PopUsername("****@gmail.com")
mailman.put_PopPassword("****")

# Indicate that we want TLS/SSL.  Also, set the port to 995:
mailman.put_MailPort(995)
mailman.put_PopSsl(true)

bundle = Chilkat::CkEmailBundle.new()
keepOnServer = true
headersOnly = false
# Irrelevent because we are NOT downloading headers-only
numBodyLines = 0
success = mailman.FetchAll(keepOnServer,headersOnly,numBodyLines,bundle)
if (success == false)
    print mailman.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

email = Chilkat::CkEmail.new()
i = 0
while i < bundle.get_MessageCount()
    bundle.EmailAt(i,email)

    # Display the From email address and the subject.
    print "From: " + email.ck_from() + "\n";
    print "Subject: " + email.subject() + "\n";
    i = i + 1
end