Hi Arriyel,

POP3 -- Post Office Protocol, version 3 -- is used for obtaining messages.
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/std/std53.html

API function MAPIReadMail retrieves messages for reading.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/mapi/html/_mapi1book_c_mapireadmail.asp

FoxPro code samples (members area):

How to read email messages using Simple MAPI
http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?example=270

Winsock: reading email messages (POP3, port 110)
http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?example=388

The last one uses Winsock API though you might review using Winsock control as well.

Other links:

Reading messages from Hotmail and MSN accounts
http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~HotmailReader~VFP

VB: How to receive an e-mail (Introduction to POP3 protocol)
http://www.vbip.com/winsock/winsock_pop3.asp