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imap-store.c

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/* <DESC>
 * Modify the properties of an email over IMAP
 * </DESC>
 */
#include <stdio.h>
 
#include <curl/curl.h>
 
/* This is a simple example showing how to modify an existing mail using
 * libcurl's IMAP capabilities with the STORE command.
 *
 * Note that this example requires libcurl 7.30.0 or above.
 */
 
int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl;
 
  CURLcode result = curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
  if(result != CURLE_OK)
    return (int)result;
 
  curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    /* Set username and password */
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_USERNAME, "user");
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PASSWORD, "secret");
 
    /* This is the mailbox folder to select */
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "imap://imap.example.com/INBOX");
 
    /* Set the STORE command with the Deleted flag for message 1. Note that
     * you can use the STORE command to set other flags such as Seen, Answered,
     * Flagged, Draft and Recent. */
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "STORE 1 +Flags \\Deleted");
 
    /* Perform the custom request */
    result = curl_easy_perform(curl);
 
    /* Check for errors */
    if(result != CURLE_OK)
      fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n",
              curl_easy_strerror(result));
    else {
      /* Set the EXPUNGE command, although you can use the CLOSE command if you
       * do not want to know the result of the STORE */
      curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "EXPUNGE");
 
      /* Perform the second custom request */
      result = curl_easy_perform(curl);
 
      /* Check for errors */
      if(result != CURLE_OK)
        fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n",
                curl_easy_strerror(result));
    }
 
    /* Always cleanup */
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
  }
 
  curl_global_cleanup();
 
  return (int)result;
}

Notice

This source code example is simplified and may ignore return codes and error checks. We do this to highlight the libcurl function calls and related options and reduce unrelated code.

A real-world application does of course properly check every return value and exit correctly at the first serious error.