Visual Basic 6.0

Download POP3 Email using UIDLs

Demonstrates how to download POP3 email by first getting the complete set of UIDLs and then downloading email by calling FetchByUIDL for each UIDL. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

' This example requires 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 = "myLogin"
mailman.PopPassword = "myPassword"

Dim stUidls As New ChilkatStringTable
success = mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print mailman.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim email As New ChilkatEmail

Dim count As Long
count = stUidls.Count
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Do While i < count
    ' Download the full email.
    success = mailman.FetchByUidl(stUidls.StringAt(i),0,0,email)
    If (success = 0) Then
        Debug.Print mailman.LastErrorText
        Exit Sub
    End If

    Debug.Print i
    Debug.Print "From: " & email.From
    Debug.Print "Subject: " & email.Subject

    i = i + 1
Loop

success = mailman.Pop3EndSession()