(VBScript) Download POP3 Email to MIME Strings

Download the email from a POP3 mailbox directly into MIME strings, without parsing into email objects.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

' 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.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.MailMan")
set mailman = CreateObject("Chilkat.MailMan")

' Set the POP3 server's hostname
mailman.MailHost = "pop.someMailServer.com"

' Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = "myLogin"
mailman.PopPassword = "myPassword"

' First, get the complete set of UIDLs for the email in the POP3 mailbox:
' saUidls is a Chilkat.StringArray
Set saUidls = mailman.GetUidls()
If (mailman.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Download the email as MIME strings (no parsing of the MIME)
' saMime is a Chilkat.StringArray
Set saMime = mailman.FetchMultipleMime(saUidls)
If (mailman.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText)

    WScript.Quit
End If

' MIME strings may be loaded into email objects:

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Email")
set email = CreateObject("Chilkat.Email")
For i = 0 To saMime.Count - 1
    success = email.SetFromMimeText(saMime.GetString(i))
    outFile.WriteLine("From: " & email.From)
    outFile.WriteLine("Subject: " & email.Subject)
Next


outFile.Close