Looking for a pop3 reader class in C# with SSL support.

Question

I was looking around and there is couple of projects but they all seem to be outdated, should i use those? or is there a new out the box pop3 class that I can't find in msdn. anyhow i'm not doing a client that needs to send out so no SMTP is needed, more like a bot that sorts out the emails and reads them., any ideas? Cheers!

Answer 1

I built one a few years back that's posted on code project and it is dated (http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/NetPopMimeClient.aspx). If you are interested I can send you a copy of the latest source code which was never posted to CP.

I ended up using Dart Mail as a replacement for the solution I developed posted on CP. The main reason I ended up using Dart Mail is for the Mime Parsing facilities that it has which really ended up being the main problem with the solution I developed. IIRC Dart Mail is pretty reasonable and may be worth a look if you need something that is robust.

Answer 2

Take a look at Mail.dll POP3 client. It supports SSL, is easy to use, and supports parsing complex MIME structures:

using(Pop3 pop3 = new Pop3())
{
    pop3.ConnectSSL("pop3.server.com");              
    pop3.Login("user", "password");

    foreach (string uid in pop3.GetAll())
    {
        IMail email = new MailBuilder()
            .CreateFromEml(pop3.GetMessageByUID(uid));
        Console.WriteLine(email.Subject);
    }
    pop3.Close(true);
}               

Please note that this is a commercial product that I developed

You can download Mail.dll here: http://www.lesnikowski.com/mail/