Collecting POP3 Email in Access VB

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John F Kappler

I'm running an application in Access 2000 and instead of inputting a
txt file I'd like to collect e-mails from a dedicated POP3 mailbox
and input them into the DB.

I've looked at a couple of pieces of software to do this but they seem
to be far more complex than I need, providing facilities for sending
mail, accessing address books, etc. etc.

I just want to go to the mailbox, download the messages, delete them
from the mailbox, and process them into a table (I already have code
that would do most of the input formatting.

So, can anyone point me to a piece of code, or some software, or a
website, or even a book that would help me do this (I dont mind paying
for the code, but dont need an all-singing, all-dancing application!!)

TIA,

JohnK
 
POP3 is a very simple, text-based protocol. All you need is a simple control
that lets you transmit to & receive from port 110 on the relevant server.
Then code the protocol yourself.

See here for an excellent POP3 simulation:
http://www.ostrosoft.com/smtp_component/pop_demo.asp

Google on "RFC POP3" (without the quotes) to find the formal definition.

HTH,
TC
 
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