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Hey All,

I am writing a POP3 control and I want to know how I can find out if it is a
new message or a message that I have already read. Can that be done. Is
there a flag I can check and set on the server to let me know? I also want
to know if it is possible to create folder schema in the POP3 mailboxes?

Thanks,

Sean
Nov 15 '05 #1
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Each message has a unique id. you store the unique id on reading the mail
somewhere and then check if it's already been read by the unique id.

"Sean McKaharay" <se************ @expoexchange.c om> wrote in message
news:eU******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl...
Hey All,

I am writing a POP3 control and I want to know how I can find out if it is a new message or a message that I have already read. Can that be done. Is
there a flag I can check and set on the server to let me know? I also want
to know if it is possible to create folder schema in the POP3 mailboxes?

Thanks,

Sean

Nov 15 '05 #2
Hi,

POP3 supports none of these features, you IMAP if you need flags(server
based), and folder management possibilities.

"Sean McKaharay" <se************ @expoexchange.c om> wrote in message
news:eU******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl...
Hey All,

I am writing a POP3 control and I want to know how I can find out if it is a new message or a message that I have already read. Can that be done. Is
there a flag I can check and set on the server to let me know? I also want
to know if it is possible to create folder schema in the POP3 mailboxes?

Thanks,

Sean

Nov 15 '05 #3
Some POP3 servers do support the "LAST" command, which does what he wants.
Not many support it though, and I would do as Simon says, and use the
header id.

scott

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Ivar wrote:
Hi,

POP3 supports none of these features, you IMAP if you need flags(server
based), and folder management possibilities.

"Sean McKaharay" <se************ @expoexchange.c om> wrote in message
news:eU******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl...
Hey All,

I am writing a POP3 control and I want to know how I can find out if it is

a
new message or a message that I have already read. Can that be done. Is
there a flag I can check and set on the server to let me know? I also want
to know if it is possible to create folder schema in the POP3 mailboxes?

Thanks,

Sean


Nov 15 '05 #4

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