Begins asynchronous Login operation. Authenticates the user to the POP3 server.

Namespace:  Rebex.Net
Assembly:  Rebex.Pop3 (in Rebex.Pop3.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function BeginLogin ( _
	userName As String, _
	password As String, _
	callback As AsyncCallback, _
	state As Object _
) As IAsyncResult
C#
public IAsyncResult BeginLogin(
	string userName,
	string password,
	AsyncCallback callback,
	Object state
)

Parameters

userName
Type: System..::..String
User name.
password
Type: System..::..String
Password.
callback
Type: System..::..AsyncCallback
An optional asynchronous callback to be called when the operation is complete.
state
Type: System..::..Object
A user-provided object that identifies this particular asynchronous operation.

Return Value

An IAsyncResult that references the asynchronous operation.

Remarks

This method tries to authenticate using one of the following methods in this order of preference: CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, APOP, PLAIN, LOGIN, ClearText.

In builds for .NET 4.0 and higher, this method is available as an extension method. Add 'using Rebex.Legacy' (C#) or 'Import Rebex.Legacy' (VB.NET) to your code in order to use it.

Version Information

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.9, 3.5

See Also