Email Library for C# and VB.NET Applications
The fastest way to get started with the GemBox.Email library is by exploring our collection of C# and VB.NET examples. These are live examples that show supported features and APIs for achieving various email-related tasks with the GemBox.Email component. GemBox.Email requires only .NET, it doesn't have any other dependency. The first step in using the GemBox.Email library is to add a reference to GemBox.Email.dll in your C# or VB.NET project. There are three ways how to do that. a) Add from NuGet: You can add GemBox.Email as a package by using the following command from the NuGet Package Manager Console: Or you can search and add GemBox.Email from the NuGet Package Manager. b) Or add from DLL file: You can download GemBox.Email.dll file from this page and add a reference by browsing to it. c) Or add from Setup: You can download the GemBox.Email Setup from this page. After installing the setup, you can add a reference to GemBox.Email.dll from the Global Assembly Cache (GAC). The second step is to add a directive for the GemBox.Email namespace. For a C# project, use: The third step is to set the license key to use GemBox.Email in one of its working modes. To use a Free mode in a C# project, use: You can read more about GemBox.Email's working modes on the Evaluation and Licensing help page. The last step is to write your application-specific email code, like the following example code that shows how to connect to your email server and download a mail message from it.System Requirements
You can use it on:Hello World
Install-Package GemBox.Email
using GemBox.Email;
For a VB.NET project, use: Import GemBox.Email
ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");
To use a Free mode in a VB.NET project, use: ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")
using System;
using GemBox.Email;
using GemBox.Email.Pop;
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// If using Professional version, put your serial key below.
ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");
using (PopClient pop = new PopClient("<ADDRESS> (e.g. pop.gmail.com)"))
{
// Connect and login.
pop.Connect();
Console.WriteLine("Connected.");
pop.Authenticate("<USERNAME>", "<PASSWORD>");
Console.WriteLine("Authenticated.");
// Check if there are any messages available on the server.
if (pop.GetCount() == 0)
return;
// Download message with sequence number 1 (the first message).
MailMessage message = pop.GetMessage(1);
// Display message sender and subject.
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine($"From: {message.From}");
Console.WriteLine($"Subject: {message.Subject}");
// Display message body.
Console.WriteLine("Body:");
string body = string.IsNullOrEmpty(message.BodyHtml) ?
message.BodyText :
message.BodyHtml;
Console.WriteLine(body);
}
}
}
Imports System
Imports GemBox.Email
Imports GemBox.Email.Pop
Module Program
Sub Main()
' If using Professional version, put your serial key below.
ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")
Using pop As New PopClient("<ADDRESS> (e.g. pop.gmail.com)")
' Connect and login.
pop.Connect()
Console.WriteLine("Connected.")
pop.Authenticate("<USERNAME>", "<PASSWORD>")
Console.WriteLine("Authenticated.")
' Check if there are any messages available on the server.
If pop.GetCount() = 0 Then Exit Sub
' Download message with sequence number 1 (the first message).
Dim message As MailMessage = pop.GetMessage(1)
' Display message sender and subject.
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine($"From: {message.From}")
Console.WriteLine($"Subject: {message.Subject}")
' Display message body.
Console.WriteLine("Body:")
Dim body As String = If(String.IsNullOrEmpty(message.BodyHtml),
message.BodyText,
message.BodyHtml)
Console.WriteLine(body)
End Using
End Sub
End Module