VB.NET

IMAP Move Messages to another Mailbox

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Demonstrates how to move emails from one mailbox to another (on the same IMAP server in the same session). This example requires an IMAP server that supports the MOVE extension. (Most IMAP servers support the MOVE extension.)

Note: The Apple iCloud IMAP server (imap.mail.me.com) does not support the MOVE extension.

VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim imap As New Chilkat.Imap

' Keep a session log so we can show it for this example..
imap.KeepSessionLog = True

' Connect to an IMAP server.
' Use TLS
imap.Ssl = True
imap.Port = 993
success = imap.Connect("MY-IMAP-DOMAIN")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Login
success = imap.Login("MY-IMAP-LOGIN","MY-IMAP-PASSWORD")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Select an IMAP mailbox
' This example will move some emails from the "old" mailbox to "old/gencer"
success = imap.SelectMailbox("old")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Get a set of message IDs in the currently select mailbox.
' We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
Dim fetchUids As Boolean = True
Dim messageSet As New Chilkat.MessageSet
success = imap.QueryMbx("FROM Gencer",fetchUids,messageSet)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Move these message to another mailbox.
' Note: The Apple iCloud IMAP server (imap.mail.me.com) does not support the MOVE extension.
success = imap.MoveMessages(messageSet,"old/gencer")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' Disconnect from the IMAP server.
success = imap.Disconnect()

' Show the session log.
Debug.WriteLine(imap.SessionLog)

' This is the session log:

' 	----INFO----
' 	Connecting to IMAP server at imap.gmail.com:993
' 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
' 	* OK Gimap ready for requests from 98.228.98.57 b17mb784727621ign
' 	----IMAP REQUEST----
' 	aaab LOGIN "xxx"
' 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
' 	* CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 UNSELECT IDLE NAMESPACE QUOTA ID XLIST CHILDREN X-GM-EXT-1 UIDPLUS COMPRESS=DEFLATE ENABLE MOVE CONDSTORE ESEARCH UTF8=ACCEPT LIST-EXTENDED LIST-STATUS LITERAL- APPENDLIMIT=35651584
' 	aaab OK xxx authenticated (Success)
' 	----IMAP REQUEST----
' 	aaac SELECT "old"
' 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
' 	* FLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Draft \Deleted \Seen $Forwarded $NotPhishing $Phishing $label1 $label2 $label3 $label4 Junk NonJunk)
' 	* OK [PERMANENTFLAGS (\Answered \Flagged \Draft \Deleted \Seen $Forwarded $NotPhishing $Phishing $label1 $label2 $label3 $label4 Junk NonJunk \*)] Flags permitted.
' 	* OK [UIDVALIDITY 56] UIDs valid.
' 	* 518 EXISTS
' 	* 0 RECENT
' 	* OK [UIDNEXT 2772] Predicted next UID.
' 	* OK [HIGHESTMODSEQ 364980]
' 	aaac OK [READ-WRITE] old selected. (Success)
' 	----IMAP REQUEST----
' 	aaad UID SEARCH FROM Gencer
' 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
' 	* SEARCH 2767 2768 2769 2770 2771
' 	aaad OK SEARCH completed (Success)
' 	----IMAP REQUEST----
' 	aaae UID MOVE 2767:2771 "old/gencer"
' 	----IMAP RESPONSE----
' 	* 514 EXPUNGE
' 	* 514 EXPUNGE
' 	* 514 EXPUNGE
' 	* 514 EXPUNGE
' 	* 514 EXPUNGE
' 	* 513 EXISTS
' 	aaae OK [COPYUID 62 2767:2771 21:25] (Success)
' 	----INFO----
' 	Disconnecting...
' 

imap.ClearSessionLog()