Visual Basic 6.0

Number of Messages in a POP3 Mailbox

Get the number of messages in a POP3 mailbox. Visual Basic 6.0

' 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 = "myLogin"
mailman.PopPassword = "****"

' Get the number of messages in the mailbox.
Dim numMessages As Long
numMessages = mailman.GetMailboxCount()
Debug.Print numMessages