(Visual Basic 6.0) POP3 CopyMail Example

Demonstrates downloading email from a POP3 server via CopyMail (using pop3.live.com). Make sure to enable POP3 access for your HotMail account (or any other type of account if POP3 access is not enabled by default).

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

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

Dim mailman As New ChilkatMailMan

' Connection settings for pop3.live.com (or pop-mail.outlook.com, both should work)
mailman.MailHost = "pop3.live.com"

mailman.PopUsername = "my_account@live.com"
mailman.PopPassword = "my_live.com_password"
mailman.MailPort = 995
mailman.PopSsl = 1

' WARNING: CopyMail is only a reasonable choice if it is already know that not
' to many emails are present on the server.  CopyMail is a poor choice if a huge number
' of emails exist.  It is better to download individually or in batches.
Dim bundle As ChilkatEmailBundle
Set bundle = mailman.CopyMail()
If (mailman.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print mailman.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Iterate over the bundle and examine each email..
Dim numEmails As Long
numEmails = bundle.MessageCount
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Do While i < numEmails
    Dim email As ChilkatEmail
    Set email = bundle.GetEmail(i)
    Debug.Print "From: " & email.From
    Debug.Print "Subject: " & email.Subject
    Debug.Print "--"

    i = i + 1
Loop

' Examine the POP3 session log:
Debug.Print mailman.Pop3SessionLog

' End the POP3 session and close the connection to the POP3 server.
success = mailman.Pop3EndSession()

Debug.Print "-- Finished."

' The output of this program:

' 	**** Connected to pop3.live.com:995
' 	< +OK DUB006-POP62 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 23 914026
' 	> LIST
' 	< +OK 23 914026
' 	1 50828
' 	2 49862
' 	3 142837
' 	4 61466
' 	5 40805
' 	6 39992
' 	7 61358
' 	8 18431
' 	9 122577
' 	10 20322
' 	11 24274
' 	12 24367
' 	13 22860
' 	14 10136
' 	15 35379
' 	16 30916
' 	17 19800
' 	18 14941
' 	19 16883
' 	20 15151
' 	21 20198
' 	22 28108
' 	23 42535
' 	.
' 	> UIDL
' 	< +OK
' 	< +OK
' 	1 2291
' 	2 2591
' 	3 3062
' 	4 3063
' 	5 3064
' 	6 3065
' 	7 3066
' 	8 3067
' 	9 3068
' 	10 3069
' 	11 3070
' 	12 3071
' 	13 3072
' 	14 3073
' 	15 3074
' 	16 3075
' 	17 3076
' 	18 3077
' 	19 3078
' 	20 3079
' 	21 3080
' 	22 3081
' 	23 3405
' 	.
' 	> RETR 1
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 2
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 3
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 4
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 5
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 6
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 7
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 8
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 9
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 10
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 11
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 12
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 13
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 14
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 15
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 16
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 17
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 18
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 19
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 20
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 21
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 22
' 	< +OK
' 	> RETR 23
' 	< +OK
' 
' 	-- Finished.
'