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A quick search returned these candidates:<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/hpop/" rel="ugc">http://sourceforge.net/projects/hpop/</a><br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/NetPopMimeClient.aspx" rel="ugc">http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/NetPopMimeClient.aspx</a>
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A quick search returned these candidates:

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/hpop/ [http://sourceforge.net/projects/hpop/]
    http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/NetPopMimeClient.aspx [http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/NetPopMimeClient.aspx]

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great recommendation. turns out the free version is fully functional so was a good choice. works well.
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great recommendation. turns out the free version is fully functional so was a good choice. works well.

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Hoping someone knows of a good .NET component that I can use to interrogate a POP3 mail server and automate the processing of emails received.<br />
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There are a couple of fee based offerings but i cannot find a free one.
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Hoping someone knows of a good .NET component that I can use to interrogate a POP3 mail server and automate the processing of emails received.

There are a couple of fee based offerings but i cannot find a free one.

Anyone know a good free POP3 component for .NET (VB)

Interactions between email servers and clients are governed by email protocols. The three most common email protocols are POP, IMAP and MAPI. Most email software operates under one of these (and many products support more than one).  The correct protocol must be selected, and correctly configured, if you want your email account to work.

Email Protocols

The .NET Framework is not specific to any one programming language; rather, it includes a library of functions that allows developers to rapidly build applications. Several supported languages include C#, VB.NET, C++ or ASP.NET.