Unicode C

Test HotMail POP3 (pop3.live.com or pop-mail.outlook.com)

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Demonstrates connecting and authenticating to pop3.live.com. Make sure to enable POP3 access, as shown here:

Unicode C

#include <C_CkMailManW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkMailManW mailman;
    int numEmails;

    success = FALSE;

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

    mailman = CkMailManW_Create();

    // Connection settings for pop3.live.com (or pop-mail.outlook.com, both should work)
    CkMailManW_putMailHost(mailman,L"pop-mail.outlook.com");
    CkMailManW_putMailHost(mailman,L"pop3.live.com");

    CkMailManW_putPopUsername(mailman,L"my_account@live.com");
    CkMailManW_putPopPassword(mailman,L"my_live.com_password");
    CkMailManW_putMailPort(mailman,995);
    CkMailManW_putPopSsl(mailman,TRUE);

    // Make the TLS connection to the POP3 server.
    success = CkMailManW_Pop3Connect(mailman);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate..
    success = CkMailManW_Pop3Authenticate(mailman);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        return;
    }

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

    // Examine the POP3 session log:
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_pop3SessionLog(mailman));

    // End the POP3 session and close the connection to the POP3 server.
    success = CkMailManW_Pop3EndSession(mailman);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkMailManW_lastErrorText(mailman));
        CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);
        return;
    }

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

    // The output of this program:

    // 	**** Connected to pop3.live.com:995
    // 	< +OK DUB006-POP206 POP3 server ready
    // 	> USER chilkat@live.com
    // 	< +OK password required
    // 	> PASS ****
    // 	< +OK User successfully authenticated. [AuthResult=0 Proxy=CY1PR17MB0630.namprd17.prod.outlook.com:1995:SSL]
    // 	> STAT
    // 	< +OK 46 3980488
    // 
    // 	-- Finished.
    // 


    CkMailManW_Dispose(mailman);

    }