(Tcl) Read Gmail POP3 Mailbox

Reads the header for each email in a GMail POP3 mailbox and displays the FROM and SUBJECT header fields. In your GMail "Forwarding and POP" settings, be sure to select "When messages are accessed with POP keep Gmail's copy in the Inbox".

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load ./chilkat.dll

# 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.
set mailman [new_CkMailMan]

# Set the GMail account POP3 properties.
CkMailMan_put_MailHost $mailman "pop.gmail.com"
CkMailMan_put_PopUsername $mailman "myLogin"
CkMailMan_put_PopPassword $mailman "myPassword"
CkMailMan_put_PopSsl $mailman 1
CkMailMan_put_MailPort $mailman 995

# Read mail headers and one line of the body.
# To get the full emails, call CopyMail instead (no arguments)
# bundle is a CkEmailBundle
set bundle [CkMailMan_GetAllHeaders $mailman 1]

if {[CkMailMan_get_LastMethodSuccess $mailman] != 1} then {
    puts [CkMailMan_lastErrorText $mailman]
    delete_CkMailMan $mailman
    exit
}

set i 0
# email is a CkEmail

while {$i < [expr [CkEmailBundle_get_MessageCount $bundle] - 1]} {
    set email [CkEmailBundle_GetEmail $bundle $i]

    # Display the From email address and the subject.
    puts "From: [CkEmail_from $email]"
    puts "Subject: [CkEmail_subject $email]"
    delete_CkEmail $email

    set i [expr $i + 1]
}

delete_CkEmailBundle $bundle


delete_CkMailMan $mailman