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Mail Pilot 3 0 (4387) – Task Oriented Email Client

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This tutorial introduces how to retrieve email and parse email in Visual C++ using POP3/IMAP4/EWS/WebDAV protocol. It also demonstrates retrieving email over SSL/TLS connection, verifying email digital signature, decrypting encrypted email (S/MIME), parsing email attachment, parsing non-delivery report (NDR) and managing mail folder.

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Retrieve email in a simple Visual C++ project¶

To better demonstrate how to retrieve email and parse email, let's createa Visual C++ console project named 'receiveemail' at first, and then add the reference ofEAGetMail in your project.

Installation¶

EAGetMail is a POP3 and IMAP4 component which supports all operations of POP3/IMAP4/MIME/ExchangeWeb Service/WebDAV/SSL/S/MIME protocol. Before you can use the following example codes, you shoulddownload the EAGetMail Installerand install it on your machine at first. Full sample projects are included in this installer.

Add Reference¶

To use EAGetMail POP3 & IMAP4 ActiveX Object in your project, the first step is 'Add header files of EAGetMail to your project'.Please go to C:ProgramFilesEAGetMailIncludetlhor C:ProgramFiles(x86)EAGetMailIncludetlh folder, find eagetmailobj.tlh and eagetmailobj.tli,and then copy these files to your project folder. You can start to use it to retrieve email and parse email in your project.

[Visual C++ Example - Retrieve email from POP3 server]¶

Now add the following codes to the project. The following codes demonstrate howto retrieve email from a POP3 mail account. It downloads emails from POP3server and deletes the email after the email is retrieved.

In order to run it correctly, please change emailserver, user, password, folder, filename values.

If you set everything right, you can get emails in the mail folder. Fsnotes 4 0 7 download free. If the codesthrew exception, then please have a look at the following section.

Where can I get my POP3 server address, user and password?¶

Because each email account provider has different server address, so you shouldquery your POP3 server address from your email account provider. User name is youremail address or your email address without domain part. It depends on your emailprovider setting.

When you execute above example code, if you get error about 'Networking connection'or 'No such host', it is likely that your POP3 server address is not correct.If you get an error like 'Invalid user or password', it is likely that youdid not set the correct user or password.

Finally, if you have already set your account in your email client such as Outlookor Window Mail, you can query your POP3 server address, user in your email client.For example, you can choose menu -> Tools -> Accounts -> Youremailaccount -> Properties -> Servers in Outlook express or Windows Mailto get your POP3 server, user. Using EAGetMail to receive email does not requireyou have email client installed on your machine or MAPI, however you can query yourexist email accounts in your email client.

Troubleshooting¶

When you retrieve email in above simple project, if it returned an error, please have a look at the following tips:

'No Such Host' Error¶

This error means DNS server cannot resolve POP3 server, you should check if you input correct server address. If your server address is correct, you should check if your DNS server setting is correct.

Common 'Socket/Networking Connection' Error¶

This error means there is a problem with networking connection to POP3 server. You can use Windows built-in Telnet command to detect the networking connection.

Using Telnet to detect networking connection to POP3 server¶

Note

Notice: in Windows 2008/Windows 8 or later version, Telnet Client is not installed by default, you should enable this command in ControlPanel -> ProgramsandFeatures -> TurnWindowsfeatureonoroff -> have TelnetClient checked.

Under DOS command prompt, input telnet[serveraddress][port]

If the networking connection to your POP3 server is good, it should return a message like +OK...If it returns Couldnotopenconnectionto.., that means the networking connection to POP3 server is bad,or outbound 110 port is blocked by anti-virus software, firewall or ISP.Please have a look at the following screenshot:

Mail Pilot 3 0 (4387) – Task Oriented Email Clients

POP3 110, 995 port, IMAP4 143, 993 port and SSL¶

  • 110 port is the default POP3 server port to receive email. 995 port is the common POP3 SSL port used to receive email over implicit SSL connection.
  • 143 port is the default IMAP4 server port, 993 port is the common port for IMAP4 SSL.

If you use telnet to test 995/993 port, it doesn't return the +OK.., because it requires SSL hand shake.If the connection is ok, telnet returns a flash cursor.

Now SSL is commonly used, many email servers require SSL connection such as Gmail, Outlook, Office 365 and Yahoo.In this case you should set MailServer.SSLConnection to true and change MailServer.Port to 995 (POP3) or 993 (IMAP4).

'-ERR user authentication' Error¶

This error means user authentication is failed, you should check whether you input correct user/password. Password is always case-sensitive.

Other error returned by POP3 server¶

If POP3 server returns an error, it usually returns description about this error. You can use the following codes to generate a log file to learn all POP3 session between client and server.

[Visual C++ - Using log file to detect POP3 server response - Example]

TLS 1.2¶

TLS is the successor of SSL, more and more Email servers require TLS 1.2 encryption now.

If your operating system is WindowsXP/Vista/Windows7/Windows2003/2008/2008R2/2012/2012R2,and you got connection error with SSL/TLS connection,you need to enable TLS 1.2 protocol in your operating system like this:

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32bit/x64 ActiveX DLL¶

Oriented

Seperate builds of run-time dll for 32 and x64 platform

File Platform
Installation PathLibnativex86EAGetMailObj.dll 32 bit
Installation PathLibnativex64EAGetMailObj.dll 64 bit

Distribution¶

  • Standard EXE

    For VB6, C++, Delphi or other standard exe application, you can distribute EAGetMailObj.dll with your application to target machine without COM-registration and installer.To learn more detail, please have a look at Registration-free COM with Manifest File.

  • Script

    Picgif 2 0 0. For ASP, VBScript, VBA, MS SQL Stored Procedure, you need to install EAGetMail on target machine by EAGetMail installer, both 32bit/x64 DLL are installed and registered.

Next Section

In this section, I introduced retrieving email in Visual C++ with POP3 protocol.At next section I will introduce how to retrieve email from IMAP4 server.

Managing your email messages as if they were tasks is not a new concept for any iOS device owner. However, on the Mac email clients have kept a traditional approach. For example, we have already taken a look at Airmail which is an excellent alternative email client for the Mac, and we have also shared here different tips to make the native Apple Mail app work better for you.

Those are conventional email applications though, something that is starting to change with the arrival of Mail Pilot, a new mail app that is due to launch soon but with a full beta version available for free to anyone who owns a Mac.

Here's a better look at this interesting new email application for Mac owners.

Design

Right from the start, Mail Pilot shows its aim for simplicity making it really easy to set it up with most email accounts. Additionally, its main layout, while allowing you to use the popular three-column view, actually encourages a two-column usage.

That's as far as flexibility goes with this app though, at least when it comes to its looks, so don't expect to be able to change more than its font size and your signature.

Still, the app's presentation has been really thought out, with little touches here and there that make it easy to use. For example, whenever you get an email with an attachment, you can actually see previews of it right on the message list. Or no matter where in the app you are, you always have a one-click access to all the important actions at the bottom of Mail Pilot's window.

Usage

The strength of Mail Pilot, of course, is its ability to allow you to manage your emails as tasks. What this means is that while you can work with your emails as usual, you can also choose to act on it choosing from among four different options. Sqlpro for mysql 1 0 16 download free.

To start, you can mark any message as Completed, which gets it instantly archived and out of your inbox. You can do this by right-clicking on the message and choosing that option or simply by hitting Space on your keyboard.

If you don't want to or can't deal with a message on the spot, you can also choose to either Set it Aside or to assign a Reminder to it, the latter of which gives you a more precise timeframe for when acting on said message. Both of these actions are mapped to the S and R keys respectively.

Last of all, you can assign messages to Lists, which can be very helpful. For example, you can create a list of emails with related content, like important articles, news about interesting apps, due receipts and such.

Final Thoughts

All in all, Mail Pilot is a very capable app with a very interesting approach to email. I've been looking forward to an app like this ever since this 'email as tasks' metaphor became a thing on iOS devices, and this app, while not perfect, is very polished even as a beta. So go ahead and try it out if you are looking for a different, more efficient way to deal with your emails.


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