Read Email Messages using C++

Emails are a primary source of communication over the internet. You might find yourself in scenarios where you want your applications to read EML and MSG files and add their contents to some file or perform some other operation on them. To that end, this article will teach you how to read email messages using C++.

C++ API for Reading Email Messages

Aspose.Email for C++ is a native C++ library for creating, manipulating, and sending emails without requiring Microsoft Outlook to be installed. The API also supports reading EML and MSG email files. You can either install the API through NuGet or download it directly from the Downloads section.

PM> Install-Package Aspose.Email.Cpp

Read Email Messages using C++

The following are the steps to read email messages.

The following is the sample code to read email messages using C++.

Output generated by the sample code

Output generated by the sample code

Extract Header Information from Email Messages

The following are the steps to extract header information from email messages.

The following is the sample code to extract header information from email messages using C++.

Decode Email Message Header Values

The following are the steps to decode header values in email messages.

The following is the sample code to decode header values in email messages using C++.

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You can try the API without evaluation limitations by requesting a free temporary license.

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Conclusion

In this article, you have learned how to read email messages using C++. Specifically, you have learned how to read the email’s content and header information. You have also seen how to decode header values using Aspose.Email for C++ API. In addition to reading email messages, the API provides a lot more features for working with emails. You can explore the API in detail by visiting the official documentation. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach us on our free support forum.

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