A POP3 class with WIN32 API (APOP Command support)

Introduction

This is a simple POP3 class that can connect to a POP3 server and receive mail. Easy to use.

How to use

Create your project, add pop3.cpp and pop3.h to your project, then you can use it.

Step 1

• Define a CPop3 variable in your class:

  CPop3 m_pop3handle;

Step 2

• Create a POP3 connection:

  BOOL Create(LPCSTR pszHostName, int nPort);

Step 3

• Connect to the POP3 server:

  BOOL Connect(LPCSTR pszUser, LPCSTR pszPassword);

Step 4

• Get status form server:

  BOOL GetStat(CString *strStat);

• Get mail list from server:

  BOOL GetMailList(CStringList *strResult);

• Get a mail header:

  BOOL GetMailHeader(int nMailIndex , CString *strMailHeader);

• Get a mail sender:

  BOOL GetMailSender(int nMailIndex, CString *strSender);

• Get a mail receiver:

  BOOL GetMailReceiver(int nMailIndex, CString *strReceiver);

• Get a mail subject:

  BOOL GetMailSubject(int nMainIndex, CString *strSubject);

• Get a mail date:

  BOOL GetMailDate(int nMailIndex, CString *strDate);

• Get a mail size:

  BOOL GetMailSize(int nMailIndex, long *lSize);

• Get a mail body to memory:

  BOOL GetMail(int nMailIndex , CString *strMail);

• Get a mail body to a temp file:

  BOOL GetMail(int nMailIndex, LPCSTR tmpfilename);

• Delete a mail:

  BOOL DeleteMail(int nMailIndex);

• Reset the mail list:

  BOOL ResetMail();

• Get last error:

  BOOL GetLastError(CString *msg);

• Get timeout setting:

  BOOL GetTimeOut(DWORD *dwTimeOut);

• Set timeout:

  BOOL SetTimeOut(DWORD dwTimeOut);

• Get the buffer size of receive:

  BOOL GetReceiveBufSize(long *lSize);

• Set the buffer size of receive:

  BOOL SetReceiveBufSize(long lSize);

Step 5

• Disconnect from the POP3 server:

  BOOL DisConnect();

Step 6

• Close socket:

  BOOL Close();

Update

• 2003.01.06

  Modify connect function:

  BOOL Connect(LPCSTR pszUser, LPCSTR pszPassword , BOOL bAPOPAuthentication);

  parameter 3 is authentication mode, if you want use APOP command, set it to TRUE, otherwise set it to FALSE.

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