Simply Client E-mail (POP3)

[Altertwin]

I'm beginning computer programmer. I want to make in Qt simple e-mail client, which receives e-mails but I don't know how do it. I don't know which classes and libraries to use and how to connect to a POP3-mailserver. I'm searching for examples of network apps but I didn't find anything. Can you suggest me an easy and good example?

[squidge]

QTcpSocket and RFC1939 come to mind.

An example QTcpSocket application would be examples/network/fortuneclient in your Qt dir.

RFC1939 can be found here: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1939.txt

[Altertwin]

I have had a look on Fortune Client but I still don't know how to use POP3 commands in C++/Qt using QtTcpSocket - am I so stupid or is there an easier way to get such a knowledge. To be honest, I want to write a simple p2m client so I think POP3 will be not enough (some of mailservers are using IMAP protocol). Does anybody know an example of p2m-like program written with Qt? Another question: can i use external libraries freely in Qt?

[squidge]

Have a look at both FortuneClient and FortuneServer. Use a QDataStream to write and read data to/from the TCP socket using Qts signals/slots mechanism.

For IMAP, have a look at RFC3501

[Altertwin]

Another question: can i use external libraries freely in Qt?

BTW. Do you think making a p2m client using only Qt (+ plugins) is possible?

[squidge]

Sure.

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