(Tcl) POP3 SSL - Read POP3 Email over TLS/SSL on Port 995

Demonstrates how to connect via TLS/SSL to a POP3 server and read email. This assumes that the POP3 server supports SSL.

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

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load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

# 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.gmail.com"

# Set the POP3 login/password.
CkMailMan_put_PopUsername $mailman "****@gmail.com"
CkMailMan_put_PopPassword $mailman "****"

# Indicate that we want TLS/SSL.  Also, set the port to 995:
CkMailMan_put_MailPort $mailman 995
CkMailMan_put_PopSsl $mailman 1

set bundle [new_CkEmailBundle]

set keepOnServer 1
set headersOnly 0
# Irrelevent because we are NOT downloading headers-only
set numBodyLines 0
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

    # Display the From email address and the subject.
    puts "From: [CkEmail_from $email]"
    puts "Subject: [CkEmail_subject $email]"
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}

delete_CkMailMan $mailman
delete_CkEmailBundle $bundle
delete_CkEmail $email