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MimeKit

IMailFolderGetMessageAsync(UniqueId, CancellationToken, ITransferProgress) Method

Asynchronously get the specified message.

Namespace: MailKit
Assembly: MailKit (in MailKit.dll) Version: 4.7.1
Syntax
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Task<MimeMessage> GetMessageAsync(
	UniqueId uid,
	CancellationToken cancellationToken = default,
	ITransferProgress progress = null
)

Parameters

uid  UniqueId
The UID of the message.
cancellationToken  CancellationToken  (Optional)
The cancellation token.
progress  ITransferProgress  (Optional)
The progress reporting mechanism.

Return Value

TaskMimeMessage
The message.
Remarks
Asynchronously gets the specified message.
Example
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public static void DownloadMessages ()
{
    using (var client = new ImapClient ()) {
        client.Connect ("imap.gmail.com", 993, SecureSocketOptions.SslOnConnect);

        client.Authenticate ("username", "password");

        client.Inbox.Open (FolderAccess.ReadOnly);

        var uids = client.Inbox.Search (SearchQuery.All);

        foreach (var uid in uids) {
            var message = client.Inbox.GetMessage (uid);

            // write the message to a file
            message.WriteTo (string.Format ("{0}.eml", uid));
        }

        client.Disconnect (true);
    }
}
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