How can I receive emails in C++ via POP3?

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How can I receive emails in C++ via POP3?

Hey guys,

I've been trying to find a POP3 C++ client on the internet but I haven't found any luck.

We are working on a project for school that is essentially a C++ course (so I can't use C#...), and we are making a Email client that has to support sending and receiving emails and attachments. We are also working with .NET (because apparently MFC is terrible, although I haven't used it, anyone have an opinion on this?), and so I would prefer a Microsoft built in library solution to this. So far we've been able to get sending of email working using SMPTclient, but no POP3 luck.

If anyone has a solution in .NET that would be great, otherwise I'll have to write my own POP3 client code, and if anyone has a link for that to get me in the right direction it would be much appreciated :)

Shawn

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POCO has POP3- and SMTP-support in its Net-library.

Georg Fritzsche 2009-11-12 00:45:38

I don't think I can use any libraries that aren't built in... If I can convince my prof then this will be perfect ;) And I don't have enough rep to upvote this but when I do I will!

shawnjan 2009-11-12 04:46:04

Does he want you to write the Pop3Client yourself? If not there shouldn't be anything wrong with using libraries for functionality win32/.NET doesn't offer. Btw, for .NET you could take a look at e.g. http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/despop3client.aspx

Georg Fritzsche 2009-11-12 05:13:39

Yes, SHE ;) does want us to write it our self if its not part of the standard library. The source code on the one you just posted might work though, seems not as intense as POP :)

shawnjan 2009-11-12 07:27:32

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