Using POP3 with C# to download and parse your mail.

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Introduction

This article explains a simple way to add mail support in your application. Just use the classes:

POP3class methods:

• string DoConnect(String pop3host,int port, String user, String pwd)
• string GetStat()
• string GetList()
• string GetList(int num)
• string Retr(int num)
• string Dele(int num)
• string Rset()
• string Quit()
• string GetTop(int num)
• string GetTop(int num_mess, int num_lines)
• string GetUidl()
• string GetUidl(int num)
• string GetNoop()

MessageClass methods:

• string GetFrom(string messTop)
• string GetDate(string messTop)
• string GetMessID(string messTop)
• string GetTo(string messTop)
• string GetSubject(string messTop)
• string GetBody(string AllMessage)

Using the code

The following sample illustrates how to use the classes:

POP3class pop3;
pop3 = new POP3class();
pop3.DoConnect("your.mail.server",110,"username","password");
pop3.GetStat();
// and if we have mail:
MessageClass msg;
msg = new MessageClass();
string sMessageTop = msg.GetTop(1);
//OK, message is well, lets download it.
string sAllMessage = msg.Retr(1);
msg.GetBody(sAllMessage);

That's all.

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)