How to read emails on mail server ?

First of all there are multiple protocols to retreive mail: POP3, IMAP, etc... I suggest you start by familiarizing yourself with the various components that make up an e-mail system. Mail Transfer Agent (Protocol: SMTP) Mail Delivery Agent (Protocols: POP3, IMAP) Mail User Agent (Outlook, Webmail, Thunderbird, your application) Basically what you are trying to write is a Mail User Agent. A mail user agent has to "fetch" the mails from a Mail Delivery Agent using either POP or IMAP. This means...

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