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Send DKIM Signed Email

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Demonstrates how to send DKIM signed email.

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#include <C_CkMailManW.h>
#include <C_CkDkimW.h>
#include <C_CkEmailW.h>
#include <C_CkBinDataW.h>
#include <C_CkPrivateKeyW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkMailManW mailman;
    HCkDkimW dkim;
    HCkEmailW email;
    HCkBinDataW bdMime;
    const wchar_t *password;
    HCkPrivateKeyW privKey;
    const wchar_t *strRecipients;
    const wchar_t *strFrom;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    mailman = CkMailManW_Create();
    dkim = CkDkimW_Create();

    // SMTP server settings...
    CkMailManW_putSmtpHost(mailman,L"SMTP_DOMAIN");
    CkMailManW_putSmtpUsername(mailman,L"SMTP_LOGIN");
    CkMailManW_putSmtpPassword(mailman,L"SMTP_PASSWORD");
    CkMailManW_putSmtpPort(mailman,465);
    CkMailManW_putSmtpSsl(mailman,TRUE);

    email = CkEmailW_Create();

    CkEmailW_putSubject(email,L"This is a test");
    CkEmailW_putBody(email,L"This is a test");
    CkEmailW_putFrom(email,L"Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>");

    // Add some recipients (BCC recipients are added below)
    CkEmailW_AddTo(email,L"Chilkat Software",L"chilkat_software@yahoo.com");
    CkEmailW_AddTo(email,L"Chilkat Admin",L"admin@chilkatsoft.com");
    CkEmailW_AddCC(email,L"Chilkat Admin",L"admin@chilkat.io");

    // When sending an email with a DKIM signature, the MIME
    // of the email must not be modified prior to
    // or during the sending process.  Therefore, the MIME of the
    // email is assembled, the DKIM signature is added, and then
    // SendMimeBd is called to send the email.

    // First get the MIME of the email.  Calling RenderToMimeBd 
    // causes the email to be signed and/or encrypted if those options
    // have been selected.  The MIME returned by RenderToMimeBd
    // is the exact MIME that would've been sent if SendEmail was
    // called.  We'll add a DKIM signature header to this MIME and then send...
    bdMime = CkBinDataW_Create();
    success = CkMailManW_RenderToMimeBd(mailman,email,bdMime);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        CkDkimW_Dispose(dkim);
        CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdMime);
        return;
    }

    // To create a DKIM signature,
    // you'll need to provide the following:
    // (1) An RSA private key in any common file format.
    // (2) The domain name (typically the same domain
    // as the sender of an email).
    // (3) A selector for the domain name -- an arbitrary string
    // to identify the matching public key in DNS.

    // To allow an email recipient to verify the DKIM signature via an
    // external email client supporting DKIM or using other software,
    // you will need to create a DNS record with the selector
    // and matching public key.  This example does not provide
    // information about DKIM DNS record creation.  
    // (Chilkat does not provide an API for creating DNS records.  
    // Creating the DKIM DNS record is something you would do
    // manually.)

    // Set the domain and selector:
    // You'll need to provide your own values here..
    CkDkimW_putDkimDomain(dkim,L"chilkatsoft.com");
    CkDkimW_putDkimSelector(dkim,L"brisbane");

    // Load a private key from any common RSA private key
    // format, such as DER, PKCS8, PEM, XML, etc.
    // The LoadDkimPkFile method automatically detects
    // the file format and reads it appropriately.
    // If a password is not required, you'll still need to provide
    // an empty password string argument, but it is ignored.
    password = L"passwd";
    privKey = CkPrivateKeyW_Create();
    success = CkPrivateKeyW_LoadAnyFormatFile(privKey,L"qa_data/pem/rsa_passwd.pem",password);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPrivateKeyW_lastErrorText(privKey));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        CkDkimW_Dispose(dkim);
        CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdMime);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
        return;
    }

    success = CkDkimW_SetDkimPrivateKey(dkim,privKey);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkDkimW_lastErrorText(dkim));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        CkDkimW_Dispose(dkim);
        CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdMime);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
        return;
    }

    // Add the DKIM-Signature header to the MIME in bdMime
    success = CkDkimW_DkimSign(dkim,bdMime);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkDkimW_lastErrorText(dkim));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        CkDkimW_Dispose(dkim);
        CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdMime);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
        return;
    }

    // If desired, examine the MIME of the email being sent.
    CkBinDataW_WriteFile(bdMime,L"qa_output/dkimSigned.eml");

    // ---- Prepare to send the email contained in bdMime ---

    // To send to multiple email addresses, the strRecipients should be set to a comma-separated
    // list of email addresses.

    // Note: This is where we can add additional BCC addreses.
    // Here we are adding "chilkat.support@gmail.com" as an additional BCC address.
    // Notice that the 1st three email addresses are NOT BCC because these email addresses
    // appear in the MIME header of the email (in the "To" and "CC" header fields).
    // A BCC email address does not appear in the MIME, and thus the non-BCC recipients cannot see
    // that the email was also sent to the BCC address.  (BCC means "blind carbon copy")
    strRecipients = L"chilkat_software@yahoo.com, admin@chilkatsoft.com, admin@chilkat.io, chilkat.support@gmail.com";
    strFrom = L"support@chilkatsoft.com";

    success = CkMailManW_SendMimeBd(mailman,strFrom,strRecipients,bdMime);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        CkDkimW_Dispose(dkim);
        CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdMime);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
        return;
    }

    success = CkMailManW_CloseSmtpConnection(mailman);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.\n");
    }

    wprintf(L"DKIM Signed Mail Sent!\n");


    CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
    CkDkimW_Dispose(dkim);
    CkEmailW_Dispose(email);
    CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdMime);
    CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);

    }