ColdFusion® MX: From Static to Dynamic in 10 Steps By Barry Moore
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The Next Step: Advanced ColdFusion Functionality
<CFPOP>
In Step 7, "Using Email with ColdFusion MX," we looked at using the <CFMAIL> tag to send email via our web server. The <CFPOP> tag enables you to retrieve mail via your ColdFusion Server. Using a combination of <CFMAIL> and <CFPOP>, it is possible to build an entire web-based email application.
Macromedia provides a demonstration of just such an application. If you log in to ColdFusion Administrator and follow the link to Code Examples, you will find a sample email application called Crazy Cab, as shown in Figure 1.
