asppop3 messagecount o.k. but no content

I am trying to use the asppop3 component to retrieve and read email.

the messagecount is correct but when I try to display like this :-

do while counter <= mailer.messagecount
Mailer.Retrieve counter
response.write "Message Count: " &amp; Mailer.MessageCount &amp; ""
response.write Mailer.MessageID &amp; ""
response.write Mailer.Date &amp; ""
response.write Mailer.Subject &amp; ""
response.write Mailer.FromName &amp; ""
response.write Mailer.FromAddress &amp; ""
response.write Mailer.BodyText &amp; ""
counter = counter + 1
loop

Mailer.ClosePop3

all I get is blanks. I have tried without the loop and the counter on fixed numbers but that is the same.
with the messagecount correct I must be accessing the mail so why wont they display for me ?

or,
is there a better way ?

thanks in advance

 

replaced mailer.retrieve with mailer.retrievetomemory and everything now works.


what mailer.retrieve is supposed to do god only knows.


sorry about that.