Working with GMAIL in POP3 is in total mess ... even good'ld outlook hangs !
Now google is also recommending IMAP. Atleast it can fetch message header fast. Skimming message in gmail POP3 will kick u out as it is bandwidth intensive for google. On Nov 11, 2:49 pm, Lauren <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks so much for the help. I'll check it out now. > > On Nov 11, 10:46 am, Processor Devil <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > ok, here is "your strategy": > > So you want to read all unread files on gmail using .NET. > > OK. If you want to do it, you need to set up your gmail account to provide > > you pop3 (can be found in account settings) > > Next step is you need to learn something about POP3, I would recommend you > > to go towww.answers.com/POP3 > > Some good points can be found there. Actually, I have been using Answers.com > > for ages and it always provided my some usefull stuff :) > > Ok, so if you did it correctly now you know that POP3 resides on port 110 > > and it is simple SMTP-like protocol... Communication runs via socket and you > > send text request and obtain text response (text parsing skills will be ok > > for sure). > > > Now we will try our old friend google. > > I used keywords > > POP3 commands > > and these two links were in the > > top:http://www.yuki-onna.co.uk/email/pop.html(readinge-mails using > > telnet)http://www.good-stuff.co.uk/useful/pop3.php(somepop3 commands) > > > and maybe this will be useful to you as > > wellhttp://techhelp.santovec.us/pop3telnet.htm(similarlike the first link). > > > So, what you need for programming this: > > Knowledge of sockets, parsing text and not too lazy fingers while using > > Google. HAWK > > > 2009/11/11 Lauren <[email protected]> > > > > And strangely, this has not helped at all. By the way Mike, I'm not > > > looking for someone to write the code for me, I'm just wanting to be > > > pointed in the right direction. > > > > On Nov 11, 5:50 am, "Charles A. Lopez" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > Go to the fish store. Buy the fish. > > > > > 2009/11/10 Benj Nunez <[email protected]> > > > > > > I think the correct quote is: > > > > > > "Give a Man a Fish, Feed Him For a Day. Teach a Man to Fish, Feed Him > > > > > For a Lifetime" --Lau Tzu > > > > > > Source: > > > > > >http://ezinearticles.com/?Lao-Tzu---Give-A-Man-A-Fish,-Feed-Him-For-A. > > > .. > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > > > Benj > > > > > > On Nov 11, 12:45 am, Cerebrus <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > The OP is apparently female. That adage does not stand for women ! > > > > > > > Correction: "... Teach a woman to fish and she'll feed the whole > > > > > > neighbourhood." > > > > > > > :P > > > > > > > On Nov 10, 2:23 pm, Mike Fry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Give hand-outs and the hand will always be out. Teach a man to > > > > > > > fish > > > and > > > > > he'll > > > > > > > feed himself.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
