(Tcl) POP3 Session Log

Demonstrates how the Chilkat email component keeps a log of the current POP3 session in the mailman.Pop3SessionLog property.

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load ./chilkat.dll

# 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 "pop3.example.com"

# Set the POP3 login/password.
CkMailMan_put_PopUsername $mailman "pop3_login"
CkMailMan_put_PopPassword $mailman "pop3_password"
CkMailMan_put_MailPort $mailman 995
CkMailMan_put_PopSsl $mailman 1

# You may explicitly begin and end POP3 sessions by calling
# Pop3BeginSession and Pop3EndSession.  However, 
# if a method is called that requires a connection to the POP3
# server, the connection and session will become established
# automatically.  Therefore, it is not required to explicitly call
# Pop3BeginSession and Pop3EndSession.  

set success [CkMailMan_Pop3BeginSession $mailman]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkMailMan_lastErrorText $mailman]
    delete_CkMailMan $mailman
    exit
}

# Get a list of the UIDLs for the email in the mailbox and print it.
# sa is a CkStringArray
set sa [CkMailMan_GetUidls $mailman]
set i 0
set n [CkStringArray_get_Count $sa]
while {$i < $n} {
    puts [CkStringArray_getString $sa $i]
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}

delete_CkStringArray $sa

# Examine the POP3 session log:
puts [CkMailMan_pop3SessionLog $mailman]

# A sample session log:

# **** Connected to pop.example.com:995
# < +OK Dovecot ready.
# > USER ****
# < +OK
# > PASS ****
# < +OK Logged in.
# > UIDL
# < +OK
# 1 UID8226-1490455265
# 2 UID8248-1490455265
# 3 UID8624-1490455265
# 4 UID8655-1490455265
# 5 UID8706-1490455265
# 6 UID9003-1490455265
# 7 UID9204-1490455265
# 8 UID9309-1490455265
# 9 UID9311-1490455265
# 10 UID9356-1490455265
# 11 UID9802-1490455265
# 12 UID10373-1490455265
# 13 UID10543-1490455265
# 14 UID10548-1490455265
# 15 UID10558-1490455265
# 16 UID10567-1490455265
# 17 UID10573-1490455265
# .

set success [CkMailMan_Pop3EndSession $mailman]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkMailMan_lastErrorText $mailman]
    delete_CkMailMan $mailman
    exit
}


delete_CkMailMan $mailman