(VB.NET) POP3 Fetch Mime Source of Email by UIDL

Demonstrates how to fetch the MIME source of a single email by UIDL.

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

Dim mailman As New Chilkat.MailMan

mailman.MailHost = "pop.example.com"

mailman.PopUsername = "myLogin"
mailman.PopPassword = "myPassword"

mailman.MailPort = 995
mailman.PopSsl = True

Dim sa As Chilkat.StringArray = mailman.GetUidls()
If (mailman.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim numUidls As Integer = sa.Count
Dim bdMime As New Chilkat.BinData

' Download the 1st email and save to a file.
If (numUidls > 0) Then
    Dim uidl As String = sa.GetString(0)
    Debug.WriteLine(uidl)

    ' Download the MIME source of the email into bdMime.
    ' The bdMime contains the email exactly as it is on the mail server.
    Dim success As Boolean = mailman.FetchMimeBd(uidl,bdMime)
    If (success = False) Then
        Debug.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText)
        Exit Sub
    End If


    success = bdMime.WriteFile("qa_output/firstEmail.eml")
End If