(VBScript) Read POP3 Mail Headers

Reads the header for each email in a POP3 mailbox and display the FROM and SUBJECT header fields.

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

' Read mail headers and one line of the body.
' bundle is a Chilkat.EmailBundle
Set bundle = mailman.GetAllHeaders(1)
If (mailman.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(mailman.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

i = 0

Do While i < bundle.MessageCount
    ' email is a Chilkat.Email
    Set email = bundle.GetEmail(i)

    ' Display the From email address and the subject.
    outFile.WriteLine("From: " & email.From)
    outFile.WriteLine("Subject: " & email.Subject)

    i = i + 1
Loop


outFile.Close