Xojo Plugin

Delete All Email in a POP3 Mailbox

Delete all email in a POP3 mailbox. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// 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.
Dim mailman As New Chilkat.MailMan

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

// Set the POP3 login/password.
mailman.PopUsername = "bob@example.com"
mailman.PopPassword = "****"

// Make sure the ImmediateDelete property is set (this is the default)
// If ImmediateDelete is not set, messages marked for deletion
// by the Delete* methods will not be deleted until the POP3
// connection is closed by calling Pop3EndSession.
mailman.ImmediateDelete = True

// First, get all the UIDLs.
Dim stUidls As New Chilkat.StringTable
success = mailman.FetchUidls(stUidls)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(mailman.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Next, delete them all.
success = mailman.DeleteUidlSet(stUidls)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(mailman.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// We're done with the POP3 session, so it doesn't hurt to call this...
success = mailman.Pop3EndSession()
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(mailman.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("Success.")