modify email function

The below function retrieves a pop3 email message once the server is connected. I'd like to modify this function so that it doesn't download any email attachments. I'm trying to write some code to just view the email subject and the from email. Big attachments can slow down the execution of the program.

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Function GetMessage(ByVal msgindex As Integer) As String
Dim tmpString As String
Dim Data As String
Dim SzData() As Byte

Dim msg As String
Try
Data = "RETR " & msgindex.ToString & vbCrLf

SzData = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(Data.ToCharArray())

NetStrm.Write(SzData, 0, SzData.Length)

tmpString = RdStrm.ReadLine()
If tmpString.Substring(0, 4) <> "-ERR" Then
While (tmpString <> ".")
msg = msg & tmpString & vbCrLf
tmpString = RdStrm.ReadLine
End While
End If
Catch exc As InvalidOperationException
MsgBox("Message Retrival Failed: " & vbCrLf & Err.ToString())
End Try
Return msg
End Function

I think all you need to do is change the RETR command... as that's what is RETRieving the email... I don't remember if it's a different command (for some reason I want to say it's a GET, but I'm not sure) or if it's an option onthe RETR... but there is a way to get just the header info.

I'll see if I can find it.

-tg

edit - ah... here it is... http://www.electrictoolbox.com/artic...pop3-commands/ scroll down to the TOP command... TOP x 0 is the command, where x is the message number to retrieve... caveat is that not all POP servers support it though.... but the article is from 2004, so things may have changed...

-tg

Thank you so much. That was very helpful.

RFC1939 aka Post Office Protocol - Version 3