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Code don't work (post client, POP3 protokol)

Aug 31 '16 at 13:04

Fryiends! I speak English very bad, so I am sorry

I vave mailbox: aprol_89@mail.ru password Baq0L,/lRX

Now (24.08.2016) that mailbox contetts three (3) letters. I want to know this fact with code

code: (I take his here):

#include <CkMailMan.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <stdio.h>

int main (void)
    {
    //  The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
    //  and sending (SMTP) email.
    CkMailMan mailman;

    //  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
    bool success = mailman.UnlockComponent("30-day trial");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << "Component unlock failed" << "\r\n";
        return 0;
    }

    //  Set the POP3 server's hostname
    mailman.put_MailHost("pop.mail.ru");

    //  Set the POP3 login/password.
    mailman.put_PopUsername("aprol_89");
    mailman.put_PopPassword("Baq0L,/lRX");

    //  Get the number of messages in the mailbox.
    int numMessages;

    numMessages = mailman.GetMailboxCount();
    std::cout << numMessages << "\r\n";

    getchar ();
    }

Output:

-1

But mailbox contents treee letters, no -1! Help me! Thank your!

P.S. I have mingw 4.6.2, I have chilkatsoft for mingw 4.6.2 (https://www.chilkatsoft.com/download/9.5.0.58/chilkat-9.5.0-mingw-32-4.6.2.zip)

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Answer

Per the documentation, -1 indicates a failure (of which kind I am unsure)

int GetMailboxCount(void); Returns the number of emails on the POP3 server, > or -1 for failure.

I believe all Chilkat methods save details about the last error that they encountered. Try inspecting the mailman's LastErrorText member.

Also, see this note about POP3 inbox item counts.

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Answer

theDonald! Thanks!

1) I had use "std::cout << mailman.lastErrorText() << std::endl;" after "mailman.GetMailboxCount();"

2) I had got very mach string. Among string was one "PopCmdResp: -ERR POP3 is available only with SSL or TLS connection enabled"

3) SSL! I had use

mailman.put_MailPort(995);
mailman.put_PopSsl(true);

I had take this code here

4) All works good! Thanks again!