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Example to Add Several BCC Email Recipients

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Demonstrates how to call AddBCC once per email recipient. Zig

const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    const email = try chilkat.Email.init();
    defer email.deinit();

    email.setSubject("Test email subject");
    email.setBody("Test email body");

    email.setFrom("Test <joe@example.com>");

    // Add a primary TO recipient
    email.addTo("Elizabeth", "elizabeth@example.com") catch {};

    // Add a CC recipient.
    email.addCC("Jerry", "jerry@example.com") catch {};

    // Add 2 BCC recipients.
    email.addBcc("Mira", "mira@example.com") catch {};
    email.addBcc("Alexander", "alex@example.com") catch {};

    // BCC recipients will not be present in the MIME of the email that is sent.
    // However, the BCC recipients are included in the recipients provided to the SMTP server
    // during the SMTP protocol conversation. This will be shown below.

    // First, let's look at the MIME.
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try email.getMime(alloc)});

    // MIME-Version: 1.0
    // Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 07:58:32 -0500
    // Message-ID: <183D5F51163BE4374B494D2ED067DE2783CC761B@SLICE>
    // Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
    // Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
    // X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
    // Subject: Test email subject
    // From: Test <joe@example.com>
    // To: Elizabeth <elizabeth@example.com>
    // Cc: Jerry <jerry@example.com>
    //
    // Test email body

    // Notice that the BCC recipients do not appear in the MIME.  But don't worry, they are still present within the email object.
    // The difference between CC and BCC recipients is that CC recipients appear in the MIME.  Thus, the recipient of the email
    // can see the CC recipients, but cannot see and is unaware of the BCC recipients.

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Let's send the above email and examine the SMTP session log to show that the BCC recipients also receive the email.

    const mailman = try chilkat.MailMan.init();
    defer mailman.deinit();

    mailman.setSmtpHost("smtp.example.com");
    mailman.setSmtpUsername("myUsername");
    mailman.setSmtpPassword("myPassword");
    mailman.setSmtpSsl(true);
    mailman.setSmtpPort(465);

    mailman.sendEmail(email) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try mailman.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    mailman.closeSmtpConnection() catch {
        std.debug.print("Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.\n", .{});
    };

    std.debug.print("Mail Sent!\n", .{});

    // Examine the SMTP session log.
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try mailman.getSmtpSessionLog(alloc)});

    // Here you can see the session log and the BCC email addresses included in the "RCPT TO" commands.

    // 220 smtp.example.com ESMTP Example SMTP Service
    // EHLO SLICE<CRLF>
    // 250-smtp.example.com
    // 250-8BITMIME
    // 250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
    // 250 Ok
    // AUTH LOGIN<CRLF>
    // 334 VXNlcm5hbWU6
    // ***<CRLF>
    // 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6
    // {PasswordOrCredentials}
    // 235 Authentication successful.
    // MAIL FROM:<joe@example.com><CRLF>
    // 250 Ok
    // RCPT TO:<elizabeth@example.com><CRLF>
    // 250 Ok
    // RCPT TO:<jerry@example.com><CRLF>
    // 250 Ok
    // RCPT TO:<mira@example.com><CRLF>
    // 250 Ok
    // RCPT TO:<alex@example.com><CRLF>
    // 250 Ok
    // DATA<CRLF>
    // 354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>
    // {388 bytes}
    // <CRLF>.<CRLF>
    // 250 Ok
    // QUIT<CRLF>
    // 221 Bye
}