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Xojo Plugin Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Delete Individual Emails from POP3 Mailbox

Demonstrates how to delete individual emails from a POP3 mailbox.

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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 = "myLogin"
mailman.PopPassword = "myPassword"

//  Set the ImmediateDelete property = 0
//  When the DeleteEmail method is called, the POP3 session
//  will remain open and the emails will be deleted all at once
//  when the session closes.
mailman.ImmediateDelete = False

//  Download email headers.  
Dim bundle As New Chilkat.EmailBundle
Dim keepOnServer As Boolean
keepOnServer = True
Dim headersOnly As Boolean
headersOnly = True
Dim numBodyLines As Int32
numBodyLines = 1
success = mailman.FetchAll(keepOnServer,headersOnly,numBodyLines,bundle)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(mailman.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim email As New Chilkat.Email
Dim i As Int32
i = 0
While i < bundle.MessageCount
    success = bundle.EmailAt(i,email)

    System.DebugLog("From: " + email.From)
    System.DebugLog("Subject: " + email.Subject)

    //  If you decide the email is to be deleted, call DeleteEmail.
    //  This marks the email for deletion on the POP3 server.
    success = mailman.DeleteEmail(email)
    If (success = False) Then
        System.DebugLog(mailman.LastErrorText)
        Return
    End If

    i = i + 1
Wend

//  Make sure the POP3 session is ended to finalize the deletes.
success = mailman.Pop3EndSession()
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(mailman.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("Success!")