Connects to a remote POP3 server
public void Connect(
string hostname,
int port,
bool useSsl,
int receiveTimeout,
int sendTimeout,
RemoteCertificateValidationCallback certificateValidator
);
string hostname,
int port,
bool useSsl,
int receiveTimeout,
int sendTimeout,
RemoteCertificateValidationCallback certificateValidator
);
Parameters
- hostname
- The hostname of the POP3 server
- port
- The port of the POP3 server
- useSsl
- true if SSL should be used. false if plain TCP should be used.
- receiveTimeout
- Timeout in milliseconds before a socket should time out from reading. Set to 0 or -1 to specify infinite timeout.
- sendTimeout
- Timeout in milliseconds before a socket should time out from sending. Set to 0 or -1 to specify infinite timeout.
- certificateValidator
- If you want to validate the certificate in a SSL connection, pass a reference to your validator. Supply a null reference if default should be used.
Exceptions
| Exception Type | Condition |
|---|---|
| PopServerNotAvailableException | If the server did not send an OK message when a connection was established |
| PopServerNotFoundException | If it was not possible to connect to the server |
| ArgumentNullException | If hostname is a null reference |
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | If port is not in the range [MinPort, MaxPort or if any of the timeouts is less than -1. |
See Also
Pop3Client Class | OpenPop.Pop3 Namespace | Pop3Client.Connect Overload List