Download messages

This example shows you how to access to IMAP server and download all messages from the Inbox folder.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Email;
using Independentsoft.Email.Imap;
using Independentsoft.Email.Mime;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            ImapClient client = new ImapClient("myserver", 993);

            Logger logger = new Logger("c:\\test\\log.txt");
            logger.WriteLog += new WriteLogEventHandler(OnWriteLog);
            client.Logger = logger;

            client.ValidateRemoteCertificate = false;
            client.Connect();
            client.Login("username", "password");

            Message[] messages = client.GetMessages("Inbox");

            for (int i = 0; i < messages.Length; i++)
            {
                messages[i].Save("c:\\testfolder\\" + messages[i].GetFileName(), true);
            }

            client.Disconnect();
        }

        private static void OnWriteLog(object sender, WriteLogEventArgs e)
        {
            Console.Write(e.Log);
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Email
Imports Independentsoft.Email.Imap
Imports Independentsoft.Email.Mime

Namespace Sample
    Class Program
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
            Dim client As New ImapClient("myserver", 993)

            Dim logger As New Logger("c:\test\log.txt")
            AddHandler logger.WriteLog, AddressOf OnWriteLog
            client.Logger = logger

            client.ValidateRemoteCertificate = False
            client.Connect()
            client.Login("username", "password")

            Dim messages As Message() = client.GetMessages("Inbox")

            For i As Integer = 0 To messages.Length - 1
                messages(i).Save("c:\testfolder\" & messages(i).GetFileName(), True)
            Next

            client.Disconnect()
        End Sub

        Private Shared Sub OnWriteLog(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As WriteLogEventArgs)
            Console.Write(e.Log)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

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