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nsbucky/pop3
============

A simple class to read pop3 mailboxes

2888PHP

Since Mar 4Pushed 12y ago1 watchersCompare

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Pop3
----

[](#pop3)

This class aims to be a simple way to read a POP3 mailbox.

Most of this code was pulled from the set of functions found in this php.net comment:

### Required setup

[](#required-setup)

In the `require` key of `composer.json` file add the following

```
"nsbucky/pop3": "dev-master"

```

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
$pop3 = new \Pop3\Connection($host, $user, $password);

try {

    $messages = $pop3->listMessages();

    // each message will be instance of Pop3\Message
    foreach( $messages as $messageNumber => $message ) {
        echo "" . print_r( get_object_vars($message), true) . "";

        /*
        prints an array that looks something like this:
        Array
        (
            [subject] => sample message
            [from] => Your Mom
            [to] => mrpickles@hardbears.com
            [date] => Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:01:51 -0700
            [message_id] =>
            [size] => 2500
            [uid] => 1
            [msgno] => 1
            [recent] => 1
            [flagged] => 0
            [answered] => 0
            [deleted] => 0
            [seen] => 0
            [draft] => 0
            [udate] => 1348156911
        )
        */

        // fetch body of message
        $body = $message->fetchBody();
    }

} catch( \RuntimeException $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(); // will say it can't connect to $mailbox
}

```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/32774749088f18fbec2f13062d79251cb780b3fc0e1103a08eaa1786d9c3a9f2?d=identicon)[nsbucky](/maintainers/nsbucky)

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