(Tcl) 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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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 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"

# First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
# saUidls is a CkStringArray
set saUidls [CkMailMan_GetUidls $mailman]
if {[CkMailMan_get_LastMethodSuccess $mailman] != 1} then {
    puts [CkMailMan_lastErrorText $mailman]
    delete_CkMailMan $mailman
    exit
}

# Download the email as MIME strings (no parsing of the MIME)
# saMime is a CkStringArray
set saMime [CkMailMan_FetchMultipleMime $mailman $saUidls]
if {[CkMailMan_get_LastMethodSuccess $mailman] != 1} then {
    puts [CkMailMan_lastErrorText $mailman]
    delete_CkStringArray $saUidls

    delete_CkMailMan $mailman
    exit
}

delete_CkStringArray $saUidls

# MIME strings may be loaded into email objects:

set email [new_CkEmail]

for {set i 0} {$i <= [expr [CkStringArray_get_Count $saMime] - 1]} {incr i} {
    set success [CkEmail_SetFromMimeText $email [CkStringArray_getString $saMime $i]]
    puts "From: [CkEmail_from $email]"
    puts "Subject: [CkEmail_subject $email]"
}

delete_CkStringArray $saMime


delete_CkMailMan $mailman
delete_CkEmail $email