How to pop mail in VB.Net?

[marcg]

LS,

Can anyone help me with the question on how to "pop" mail from a POP3-complient e-mail server from VB.Net?

I want the program to be able to download the mail headers (sender address, replyto address, subject etc), the mail body and any attachments to the downloaded mail. The program will scan te incoming mail and eventually return mail to the sender (I know how that works) and it should also leave the read mails on the server (so the "person"-owner can still download the mails to his mail client program).

Thank you for your assistance!

 

[Derek Stone]

The framework doesnt provide a direct method of retrieving email. Youll need to implement POP3 using the System.Net.Sockets namespace.

 

[marcg]

Thank you for your reply!

 

[Eloff]

Great piece of software does it for you

I use: http://www.quiksoftcorp.com/emdotnet/. Got my program running in under an hour.

You could write your own, but why reinvent the wheel?

 

[Sylonious]

Re: Great piece of software does it for you

Originally posted by Eloff
I use: http://www.quiksoftcorp.com/emdotnet/. Got my program running in under an hour.

You could write your own, but why reinvent the wheel?

There is a difference between reinventing the wheel and learning.