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VB.NET Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Read IMAP Mailbox

Read all emails from an IMAP mailbox.

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VB.NET
Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim imap As New Chilkat.Imap

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


'  Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Select an IMAP mailbox
success = imap.SelectMailbox("Inbox")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


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


'  Fetch the emails into a bundle object:
Dim bundle As New Chilkat.EmailBundle
Dim headersOnly As Boolean = False
success = imap.FetchMsgSet(headersOnly,messageSet,bundle)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(imap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


'  Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.
Dim email As New Chilkat.Email
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim numEmails As Integer = bundle.MessageCount
While i < numEmails

    bundle.EmailAt(i,email)

    Debug.WriteLine(email.From)
    Debug.WriteLine(email.Subject)
    Debug.WriteLine("--")
    i = i + 1
End While

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