Accessing A POP3 Server

[TBaz]

I want to access e-mails on my POP3 server but without downloading them to the PC first. To be specific, I'd like to examine certain lines of an e-mail's header.

I know that POP3 is a cut-down version of IMAP, has a limited set of commands and was designed to be an 'offline' mail service so I wondered if there was any other way to do it.

Downloading the headers of each e-mail to scan for data on each line is very slow.

I'm using the Fastnet components in Delphi 5, but understand the Indy components are quicker, though I haven't tried them.

Any suggestions?

Barrie

 

[Nordlund]

In any case, use Indy. You have the ability to dig around in the sourcecode then.

I have done similar things for a while ago, but I can't remember it I did them with Indy.

//Nordlund

 

[sggaunt]

I have used FPIETTE's ICS components. You get the source with this as well AFAIK.

Steve
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