(Tcl) Delete Individual Emails from POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to delete individual emails from a POP3 mailbox.

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

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load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

# This example assumes 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 POP3 server's hostname
CkMailMan_put_MailHost $mailman "pop.someMailServer.com"

# Set the POP3 login/password.
CkMailMan_put_PopUsername $mailman "myLogin"
CkMailMan_put_PopPassword $mailman "myPassword"

# Set the ImmediateDelete property = 0
# When the DeleteEmail method is called, the POP3 session
# will remain open and the emails will be deleted all at once
# when the session closes.
CkMailMan_put_ImmediateDelete $mailman 0

# Download email headers.  
set bundle [new_CkEmailBundle]

set keepOnServer 1
set headersOnly 1
set numBodyLines 1
set success [CkMailMan_FetchAll $mailman $keepOnServer $headersOnly $numBodyLines $bundle]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkMailMan_lastErrorText $mailman]
    delete_CkMailMan $mailman
    delete_CkEmailBundle $bundle
    exit
}

set email [new_CkEmail]

set i 0
while {$i < [CkEmailBundle_get_MessageCount $bundle]} {
    CkEmailBundle_EmailAt $bundle $i $email

    puts "From: [CkEmail_from $email]"
    puts "Subject: [CkEmail_subject $email]"

    # If you decide the email is to be deleted, call DeleteEmail.
    # This marks the email for deletion on the POP3 server.
    set success [CkMailMan_DeleteEmail $mailman $email]
    if {$success == 0} then {
        puts [CkMailMan_lastErrorText $mailman]
        delete_CkMailMan $mailman
        delete_CkEmailBundle $bundle
        delete_CkEmail $email
        exit
    }

    set i [expr $i + 1]
}

# Make sure the POP3 session is ended to finalize the deletes.
set success [CkMailMan_Pop3EndSession $mailman]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkMailMan_lastErrorText $mailman]
    delete_CkMailMan $mailman
    delete_CkEmailBundle $bundle
    delete_CkEmail $email
    exit
}

puts "Success!"

delete_CkMailMan $mailman
delete_CkEmailBundle $bundle
delete_CkEmail $email