(Chilkat2-Python) Subscribe to Mailboxes and List Subscribed Mailboxes

Demonstrates how to list subscribed mailboxes, and unsubscribe/subscribe to a mailbox.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

imap = chilkat2.Imap()

# Connect to an IMAP server.
# Use TLS
imap.Ssl = True
imap.Port = 993
success = imap.Connect("imap.example.com")
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Login
success = imap.Login("myLogin","myPassword")
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# First examine the already subscribed mailboxes.
refName = ""
wildcardedMailbox = "*"
subscribed = True

mboxes = chilkat2.Mailboxes()
success = imap.MbxList(subscribed,refName,wildcardedMailbox,mboxes)
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

i = 0
while i < mboxes.Count :
    print(mboxes.GetName(i))
    i = i + 1

print("----")

# Sample output.

# INBOX
# INBOX/recent
# INBOX/misc
# INBOX/misc/solutions
# ...
# Outbox
# Deleted Items
# Sent Items
# Drafts
# Junk E-mail
# Trash
# Sent
# Templates

# Let's unsubscribe to "INBOX/misc/solutions".
success = imap.Unsubscribe("INBOX/misc/solutions")
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Get the list of subscribed mailboxes again to verify that "INBOX/misc/solutions" is missing.
success = imap.MbxList(subscribed,"","INBOX/misc*",mboxes)
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

i = 0
while i < mboxes.Count :
    print(mboxes.GetName(i))
    i = i + 1

print("----")

# Re-subscribe to "INBOX/misc/solutions".
success = imap.Subscribe("INBOX/misc/solutions")
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Get the list of subscribed mailboxes again to verify that "INBOX/misc/solutions" is back in the list.
success = imap.MbxList(subscribed,"","INBOX/misc*",mboxes)
if (success == False):
    print(imap.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

i = 0
while i < mboxes.Count :
    print(mboxes.GetName(i))
    i = i + 1

print("----")

# Disconnect from the IMAP server.
success = imap.Disconnect()