Loading values from the web.config file

The IMAP4.LoadFromConfig() method Loads various settings from the configuration file (typically the web.config or app.config) and converts the various values to their respective properties. These settings must be specially named. They are, as follows:

 

AppSetting Name Sets the following Properties
IMAP4.AuthenticationType Sets IMAP4.AuthenticationType
IMAP4.logger.Enabled Sets Logger.Enabled
IMAP4.logger.InMemory Sets Logger.InMemory
IMAP4.logger.Overwrite Sets Logger.Overwrite
IMAP4.logger.Path Sets Logger.Path
IMAP4.logger.SendToASPNETTrace Sets Logger.SendToASPNETTrace
IMAP4.Password Sets IMAP4.Password
IMAP4.Port Sets IMAP4.Port
IMAP4.Server Sets IMAP4.Server
IMAP4.SocketBufferSize Sets IMAP4.SocketBufferSize
IMAP4.Timeout Sets IMAP4.TimeOut
IMAP4.Username Sets IMAP4.Username
IMAP4.IMAP4rev1 Sets IMAP4.IMAP4rev1
 

The following example demonstrates creating an IMAP4 object, based upon values found in the web.config file.

[configuration file (web.config)]

<appSettings> 
    <add key="IMAP4.Server" value="127.0.0.1"/> 
    <add key="IMAP4.Username" value="dave@blah.com" /> 
    <add key="IMAP4.Password" value="test"/> 
    <add key="IMAP4.Logger.Enabled" value="true"/>
    <add key="IMAP4.Logger.Path" value="c:\imap.log"/>
    <add key="IMAP4.Logger.Overwrite" value="true"/>
    <add key="IMAP4.Logger.InMemory" value="true"/>
    <add key="sample1_IMAP4.Logger.Path" value="c:\sampleimap.log"/>
 </appSettings>

[C#]

IMAP4 imap = new IMAP4(); 
  
imap.LoadFromConfig(); 
  
imap.Login(); 
  
//list all of the folders 
MailFolderCollection mfc = imap.FolderList(); 
Console.WriteLine( mfc.ToString() ); 
  
//write out the log, the username and password will be masked 
Console.WriteLine( imap.Logger.ToString() ); 
  
imap.Disconnect(); 
  
Console.WriteLine( "Done" ); 
Console.ReadLine();

 

[VB.NET]

Dim imap As New IMAP4()

imap.LoadFromConfig()

imap.Login()

'list all of the folders
Dim mfc As MailFolderCollection = imap.FolderList()
Console.WriteLine(mfc.ToString())

'write out the log, the username and password will be masked
Console.WriteLine(imap.Logger.ToString())

imap.Disconnect()

Console.WriteLine("Done")
Console.ReadLine()