public static List <Message> GetUnreadMessages(string hostname, int port, bool useSsl, string username, string password)
{
using (Pop3Client client = new Pop3Client())
{
// Connect to the server
client.Connect(hostname, port, useSsl);
// Authenticate ourselves towards the server
client.Authenticate(username, password);
// Get the number of messages in the inbox
int messageCount = client.GetMessageCount();
// We want to download all messages
List <Message> allMessages = new List <Message>(messageCount);
// Messages are numbered in the interval: [1, messageCount]
// Ergo: message numbers are 1-based.
// Most servers give the latest message the highest number
for (int i = messageCount; i > 0; i--)
{
allMessages.Add(client.GetMessage(i));
}
// Now return the fetched messages
return(allMessages);
}
}
// Helping methods for Pop3 Client user Interface
private void ReceiveEmails()
{
try
{
Pop3Client pop_client = new Pop3Client();
pop_client.Pop3Server = this.PopServer.Text;
pop_client.Pop3Port = Convert.ToInt32(this.PopPort.Text);
pop_client.UserName = this.PopUserName.Text;
pop_client.Password = this.PopPassword.Text;
this.EnableDisableConnectButton(false);
pop_client.ConnectionEstablishing += new ConnectEventHandler(this.pop_ConnectionEstablishing);
pop_client.ConnectionEstablished += new ConnectEventHandler(this.pop_ConnectionEstablished);
pop_client.AuthenticationBegan += new AuthenticateEventHandler(this.pop_AuthenticationBegan);
pop_client.AuthenticationFinished += new AuthenticateEventHandler(this.pop_AuthenticationFinished);
pop_client.StartedDataReceiving += new DataReceivingEventHandler(this.pop_StartedDataReceiving);
pop_client.EndedDataReceiving += new DataReceivingEventHandler(this.pop_EndedDataReceiving);
pop_client.Disconnected += new DisconnectEventHandler(this.pop_Disconnected);
this.pop = pop_client;
pop_client.Connect();
this.EnableDisableDisconnectButton(true);
pop_client.GetMailBoxDetails(); //it sets the TotalEmails and TotalEmailSize properties
if (pop_client.TotalEmails >= 1)
{
this.UpdateStatusBar("Retrieving Emails");
this.FillInboxListView(pop_client);
this.UpdateStatusBar("Email Client");
}
else
{
this.UpdateStatusBar("Email Client");
MessageBox.Show(this, "No email message exists in the inbox!.", "Email Client", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
}
}
catch (SmtpClientException err)
{
MessageBox.Show(this, err.ErrorMessage, "Email Client", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
this.UpdateStatusBar("Email Client");
this.EnableDisableConnectButton(true);
this.EnableDisableDisconnectButton(false);
}
}
// Helping methods for Pop3 Client user Interface
private void ReceiveEmails()
{
try
{
Pop3Client pop_client = new Pop3Client();
pop_client.Pop3Server = this.PopServer.Text;
pop_client.Pop3Port = Convert.ToInt32(this.PopPort.Text);
pop_client.UserName = this.PopUserName.Text;
pop_client.Password = this.PopPassword.Text;
this.EnableDisableConnectButton(false);
pop_client.ConnectionEstablishing += new ConnectEventHandler(this.pop_ConnectionEstablishing);
pop_client.ConnectionEstablished += new ConnectEventHandler(this.pop_ConnectionEstablished);
pop_client.AuthenticationBegan += new AuthenticateEventHandler(this.pop_AuthenticationBegan);
pop_client.AuthenticationFinished += new AuthenticateEventHandler(this.pop_AuthenticationFinished);
pop_client.StartedDataReceiving += new DataReceivingEventHandler(this.pop_StartedDataReceiving);
pop_client.EndedDataReceiving += new DataReceivingEventHandler(this.pop_EndedDataReceiving);
pop_client.Disconnected += new DisconnectEventHandler(this.pop_Disconnected);
this.pop = pop_client;
pop_client.Connect();
this.EnableDisableDisconnectButton(true);
pop_client.GetMailBoxDetails(); //it sets the TotalEmails and TotalEmailSize properties
if (pop_client.TotalEmails >= 1)
{
this.UpdateStatusBar("Retrieving Emails");
this.FillInboxListView(pop_client);
this.UpdateStatusBar("Email Client");
}
else
{
this.UpdateStatusBar("Email Client");
MessageBox.Show(this, "No email message exists in the inbox!.", "Email Client", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
}
}
catch (SmtpClientException err)
{
MessageBox.Show(this, err.ErrorMessage, "Email Client", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
this.UpdateStatusBar("Email Client");
this.EnableDisableConnectButton(true);
this.EnableDisableDisconnectButton(false);
}
}