Download messages

This example shows you how to access to POP3 server and download all messages from the Inbox folder.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Email;
using Independentsoft.Email.Pop3;
using Independentsoft.Email.Mime;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Pop3Client client = new Pop3Client("myserver", 995);

            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");

            MessageInfo[] messageInfo = client.List();

            for (int i = 0; i < messageInfo.Length; i++)
            {
                Message message = client.GetMessage(messageInfo[i].Index);
                message.Save("c:\\testfolder\\" + message.GetFileName(), true);

                client.Delete(messageInfo[i].Index);
            }

            client.Disconnect();
        }

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

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Email
Imports Independentsoft.Email.Pop3
Imports Independentsoft.Email.Mime

Namespace Sample
    Class Program
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
            Dim client As New Pop3Client("myserver", 995)

            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 messageInfo As MessageInfo() = client.List()

            For i As Integer = 0 To messageInfo.Length - 1
                Dim message As Message = client.GetMessage(messageInfo(i).Index)
                message.Save("c:\testfolder\" & message.GetFileName(), True)

                client.Delete(messageInfo(i).Index)
            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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