Login Method

Description

Connect to a POP3 server and authenticate in one easy step.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Sub Login( _ ByVal Server As String, _ Optional ByVal Username As String, _ Optional ByVal Password As String, _ Optional ByVal RemotePort As Long = 0 _ )

Visual Basic

Public Sub Login( _
   ByVal Server As String, _
   Optional ByVal Username As String, _
   Optional ByVal Password As String, _
   Optional ByVal RemotePort As Long = 0 _
)

Parameters

Server: A hostname or IP address.
Username: Specifies the server account to access.
Password: Specifies the password for the server account.
RemotePort: Specifies the desired port number. Defaults to port 110 (or 995 for implicitly secure connections).

Remarks

Most POP servers require a Username and Password; typically both should be specified. After a successful login the Count property is set to the number of messages on the server.

Error Codes

This method may generate the following error code (refer to MailErrorConstants for a complete list of error codes):

ptAbort
ptAddressNotAvailable
ptAddressInUse
ptAuthentication (An Invalid Username or Password was specified)
ptBlocked
ptConnected
ptConnectionAborted
ptConnectionRefused
ptConnectionReset
ptHostNotFound
ptNetworkDown
ptNetworkReset
ptNetworkUnreachable
ptNoBufferSpace
ptNoData
ptNotInitialized
ptProtocol (A protocol error was encountered)
ptTimeout
ptTryAgain