Unicode C++

Office365 POP3 Login with OAuth2 Authentication

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Demonstrates how to authenticate using OAuth2 using the POP3 protocol with outlook.office365.com.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.83 or greater.

Unicode C++

#include <CkMailManW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkMailManW mailman;

    mailman.put_MailHost(L"outlook.office365.com");
    mailman.put_MailPort(995);
    mailman.put_PopSsl(true);

    // Use your O365 email address here.
    mailman.put_PopUsername(L"OFFICE365_EMAIL_ADDRESS");

    // When using OAuth2 authentication, leave the password empty.
    mailman.put_PopPassword(L"");

    // Load our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    CkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile(L"qa_data/tokens/office365.json");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jsonToken.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    mailman.put_OAuth2AccessToken(jsonToken.stringOf(L"access_token"));

    // Make the TLS connection to the outlook.office365.com POP3 server.
    success = mailman.Pop3Connect();
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate using XOAUTH2
    success = mailman.Pop3Authenticate();
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Find out how many emails are on the server..
    int numEmails = mailman.CheckMail();
    if (numEmails < 0) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Examine the POP3 session log:
    wprintf(L"%s\n",mailman.pop3SessionLog());

    // The POP3 session log will look something like this:

    // **** Connected to outlook.office365.com:995
    // < +OK The Microsoft Exchange POP3 service is ready. [QwBIADIAUABSADEAOABD...YwBvAG0A]
    // > AUTH XOAUTH2
    // < + 
    // > <base64 string in XOAUTH2 format>
    // < +OK User successfully authenticated.
    // > STAT
    // < +OK 3 375302

    // End the POP3 session and close the connection to the GMail server.
    success = mailman.Pop3EndSession();
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",mailman.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Finished.\n");
    }