Post Office Protocol Class Library  
 

List and retrieve email messages from a mail server.

Reference

Library Information

Class Name CPopClient
File Name CSPOPAV7.DLL
Version 7.2.7210.1845
LibID 918D2A78-F405-4F53-9683-195CE4B3819A
Import Library CSPOPAV7.LIB
Dependencies None
Standards RFC 1939

Overview

The Post Office Protocol (POP3) provides access to a user's new e-mail messages on a mail server. Functions are provided for listing available messages and then retrieving those messages, storing them either in files or in memory. Once a user's messages have been downloaded to the local system, they are typically removed from the server. This is the most popular e-mail protocol used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the library provides a complete interface for managing a user's mailbox. This library is typically used in conjunction with the Mail Message library, which is used to process the messages that are retrieved from the server.

This library supports secure connections using the standard SSL and TLS protocols. Both implicit and explicit SSL connections can be established, enabling the library to work with a wide variety of servers.

Requirements

The SocketTools Library Edition libraries are compatible with any programming language that supports calling functions exported from a standard dynamic link library (DLL). If you are using Visual C++ 6.0 it is required that you have Service Pack 6 (SP6) installed. It is recommended that you install all updates for your development tools and have the current Windows SDK installed.

This library is supported on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. If you are using Windows XP, it is required that you have Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed. It is recommended that all service packs and critical updates to the Windows operating system be installed.

This product includes both 32-bit and 64-bit libraries. Native 64-bit CPU support requires the latest 64-bit version of Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 or later versions of the Windows operating system.

Distribution

When you distribute your application that uses this library, it is recommended that you install the file in the same folder as your application executable. If you install the library into a shared location on the system, it is important that you distribute the correct version for the target platform and it should be registered as a shared DLL. This is a standard Windows dynamic link library, not an ActiveX component, and does not require COM registration.