Hotmail using C# – A HTTPMail client under .NET

// HttpMail - Provides a .NET API for connecting to Hotmail.
// Copyright (C) Kais Dukes, 2003. All rights reserved. For
// futher information, contact: kaisdukes@hotmail.com

// Get the namespaces.
using System;
using System.Collections;

// Start the namespace.
namespace HttpMail
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Contains the main entry point.
	/// </summary>
	class EntryPoint
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// The main entry point for the application.
		/// </summary>
		[STAThread]
		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			// Try for exceptions.
			try
			{
				// --- CONNECT ---------------------------------------------------------

				// Status.
				Console.WriteLine("Connecting to hotmail");

				// Initiate.
				string username = "USER@hotmail.com";
				string password = "PASSWORD";

				// Create the mail client.
				MailClient mailClient = new MailClient();

				// Connect to the server.
				mailClient.Connect(username, password);

				// --- GET INBOX -------------------------------------------------------

				// Status.
				Console.WriteLine("Accessing inbox");

				// Load the inbox.
				ArrayList mailItems = mailClient.LoadInbox();

				// Dump each mail.
				foreach(object obj in mailItems)
				{
					// Cast.
					MailItem mailItem = obj as MailItem;

					// Dump.
					Console.WriteLine(mailItem);
				}

				// --- READ MAIL -------------------------------------------------------

				// Now get the first e-mail.
				if(mailItems.Count > 0)
				{
					// Get the item.
					MailItem mailItem = mailItems[0] as MailItem;

					// Load the item.
					string mailData = mailClient.LoadMail(mailItem);

					// Dump the mail data.
					Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------------");
					Console.WriteLine("[" + mailData + "]");
				}

				// --- SEND MAIL -------------------------------------------------------

				// Set up mail headers.
				string from = username;
				string fromName = username;	// Or place human-readable name here.
				string to = "FRIEND@FRIEND.COM";
				string subject = "HttpMail Test";
				
				// Set up mail body.
				string body = null;
				body += "\n";
				body += "Hi There\n";
				body += "\n";
				body += "If you are reading this, then a HttpMail has been sent\n";
				body += "via Hotmail, using C# and the .NET framework.\n";
				body += "\n";
				body += "Congratulations!\n";
				body += "\n";

				// Now trying sending mail.
				Console.WriteLine("----------------- TEST SENDING ------------------");
				mailClient.SendMail(from, fromName, to, subject, body);
				Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------------");
			}

			// Catch exceptions.
			catch(Exception exception)
			{
				// Dump the exception.
				Console.WriteLine(exception);
			}
		}
	}
}