Simple Email Client

Technologies:

• C
• Sockets
• IMAP
• OpenSSL

Project Overview:

Developed a command-line email client capable of connecting to an IMAP server, retrieving emails, parsing headers, decoding MIME messages, and listing emails in a folder. Implemented robust socket communication, dynamic memory management, and proper error handling to ensure reliability. Optional TLS support added using OpenSSL for secure connections.

Key Features:

• Retrieve full raw emails.
• Parse and display headers (From, To, Date, Subject).
• Decode first UTF-8 text/plain part from MIME emails.
• List email subjects in a folder.
• Robust against invalid inputs, connection errors, and malformed emails.

Skills Demonstrated:

• Socket programming
• network protocols (IMAP)
• C programming best practices
• memory management
• error handling