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Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

IMAP using SOCKS5, SOCKS4 Proxy

Demonstrates how to connect to an IMAP server through a SOCKS5 or SOCKS4 proxy.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oImap
LOCAL nFetchUids
LOCAL oMessageSet
LOCAL oBundle
LOCAL nHeadersOnly
LOCAL oEmail
LOCAL i
LOCAL nNumEmails

nSuccess := 0

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

oImap := CreateObject("Chilkat.Imap")

//  To use a SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 proxy, simply set the following
//  properties prior to connecting with the IMAP server:
//  The SOCKS hostname may be a domain name or 
//  IP address:
oImap:SocksHostname := "www.mysocksproxyserver.com"
oImap:SocksPort := 1080
oImap:SocksUsername := "myProxyLogin"
oImap:SocksPassword := "myProxyPassword"
//  Set the SOCKS version to 4 or 5 based on the version
//  of the SOCKS proxy server:
oImap:SocksVersion := 5
//  Note: SOCKS4 servers only support usernames without passwords.
//  SOCKS5 servers support full login/password authentication.

//  Connect to an IMAP server through the SOCKS proxy.
//  Use TLS
oImap:Ssl := 1
oImap:Port := 993
nSuccess := oImap:Connect("imap.example.com")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oImap:LastErrorText
    oImap:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Login
nSuccess := oImap:Login("myLogin", "myPassword")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oImap:LastErrorText
    oImap:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Select an IMAP mailbox
nSuccess := oImap:SelectMailbox("Inbox")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oImap:LastErrorText
    oImap:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Get the message IDs of all the emails in the mailbox
//  We can choose to fetch UIDs or sequence numbers.
nFetchUids := 1
oMessageSet := CreateObject("Chilkat.MessageSet")
nSuccess := oImap:QueryMbx("ALL", nFetchUids, oMessageSet)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oImap:LastErrorText
    oImap:destroy()
    oMessageSet:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Fetch the emails into a bundle object:
oBundle := CreateObject("Chilkat.EmailBundle")
nHeadersOnly := 0
nSuccess := oImap:FetchMsgSet(nHeadersOnly, oMessageSet, oBundle)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oImap:LastErrorText
    oImap:destroy()
    oMessageSet:destroy()
    oBundle:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Loop over the bundle and display the FROM and SUBJECT of each.
oEmail := CreateObject("Chilkat.Email")
i := 0
nNumEmails := oBundle:MessageCount
DO WHILE i < nNumEmails

    oBundle:EmailAt(i, oEmail)

    ? oEmail:From
    ? oEmail:Subject
    ? "--"
    i := i + 1
ENDDO

//  Disconnect from the IMAP server.
nSuccess := oImap:Disconnect()

oImap:destroy()
oMessageSet:destroy()
oBundle:destroy()
oEmail:destroy()