(Visual Basic 6.0) Delete All Email in a POP3 Mailbox

Delete all email in a POP3 mailbox.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.1.0 or greater.

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Dim success As Long
success = 0

' This example assumes 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.
Dim mailman As New ChilkatMailMan

' Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost = "pop.example.com"

' Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = "bob@example.com"
mailman.PopPassword = "****"

' Make sure the ImmediateDelete property is set (this is the default)
' If ImmediateDelete is not set, messages marked for deletion
' by the Delete* methods will not be deleted until the POP3
' connection is closed by calling Pop3EndSession.
mailman.ImmediateDelete = 1

' First, get all the UIDLs.
Dim stUidls As New ChilkatStringTable
success = mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print mailman.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Next, delete them all.
success = mailman.DeleteUidlSet(stUidls)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print mailman.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' We're done with the POP3 session, so it doesn't hurt to call this...
success = mailman.Pop3EndSession()
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print mailman.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Success."