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Xojo Plugin

Number of Messages in a POP3 Mailbox

Get the number of messages in a POP3 mailbox.

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// 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 = "****"

// Get the number of messages in the mailbox.
Dim numMessages As Int32
numMessages = mailman.GetMailboxCount()
System.DebugLog(Str(numMessages))