I'm using open source component to retrieve emails from my mail server using vb.net (pop3)
but because i have a lot of messages it gives me response Time out and i think if i just got the new messages it will make reading faster.
this is my code:
Dim popp As New Pop3Client("user@mail.com", "*******", "pop3.mail.com")
popp.AuthenticateMode = Pop3AuthenticateMode.Pop
popp.Port = 110
'popp.Ssl = True
popp.Authenticate()
Dim msglist As New List(Of String)
If popp.State = Pop3ConnectionState.Authenticated Then
Dim totalmsgs As Integer = popp.GetTotalMessageCount()
If totalmsgs > 0 Then
For index As Integer = 1 To totalmsgs
Dim msg As Pop3Message = popp.GetMessage(index)
msglist.Add(msg.Subject)
Next
popp.Close()
End If
End If
Return msglist
please i need some help if i'm using the component in a wrong way or if there is another component do what i'm looking for.
b.s. : my component name is "Higuchi.Mail.dll" or "OpenPOP.dll" and the two are same.
thanks
POP3 does not have the capibility to track whether messages are read or unread. I would suggest you set your limit to a finite number such as 50 or 100. Perhaps you could do some sort of pagination system.
This code needs to be within a function so that you can call it like so:
Sub Main
Dim start As Integer = Integer.parse(Request.QueryString("start"))
Dim count As Integer = Integer.parse(Request.QueryString("count"))
Dim subjects As New List(Of String)
subjects = getSubjects(start, count)
'Do whatever with the results...
'
End Sub
Function getSubjects(ByVal startItem As Integer, ByVal endItem as Integer) As List(Of String)
Dim popp As New Pop3Client("user@mail.com", "*******", "pop3.mail.com")
popp.AuthenticateMode = Pop3AuthenticateMode.Pop
popp.Port = 110
popp.Authenticate()
Dim msglist As New List(Of String)
If popp.State = Pop3ConnectionState.Authenticated Then
Dim totalmsgs As Integer = popp.GetTotalMessageCount()
Dim endItem As Integer = countItems + startItem
If endItem > totalmsgs Then
endItem = totalmsgs
End If
If totalmsgs > 0 Then
For index As Integer = startItem To endItem
Dim msg As Pop3Message = popp.GetMessage(index)
msglist.Add(msg.Subject)
Next
popp.Close()
End If
End If
Return msglist
End Function
Just have the program change the value for startItem
to 50 get the next fifty (items 50-100)
POP3 protocol does not have the notion of seen/unseen messages.
Can't you use IMAP?
It would give you more features (like searching, flagging, folder management) than POP3.