(Swift) Download POP3 Email to MIME

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

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = 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.
    let mailman = CkoMailMan()!

    // Set the POP3 server's hostname
    mailman.mailHost = "pop.example.com"

    // Set the POP3 login/password.
    mailman.popUsername = "myLogin"
    mailman.popPassword = "myPassword"

    // First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
    let stUidls = CkoStringTable()!
    success = mailman.fetchUidls(stUidls)
    if success == false {
        print("\(mailman.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Download each email as MIME.
    // If desired, the MIME can be loaded into an email object.
    let bdMime = CkoBinData()!
    let email = CkoEmail()!

    var count: Int = stUidls.count.intValue
    var i: Int = 0
    while i < count {
        success = mailman.fetchMimeBd(stUidls.string(at: i), mimeData: bdMime)
        if success == false {
            print("\(mailman.lastErrorText!)")
            return
        }

        email.setFromMimeBd(bdMime)
        print("From: \(email.from!)")
        print("Subject: \(email.subject!)")

        i = i + 1
    }


}