public bool Idle()

Public Function Idle As Boolean

// To use the code below, import MailBee namespaces at the top of your code
using MailBee;
using MailBee.ImapMail;

// Put the code below inside your class.

// Imap object declared global because it's accessed from several methods.
Imap imp = null;

bool finished = false;
bool started = false;

// Idling event is used to keep UI responsive and stop idling is desired.
private void imp_Idling(object sender, ImapIdlingEventArgs e)
{
    Application.DoEvents();
    if (finished)
    {
        ((Imap)sender).StopIdle();
        button1.Text = "Go idle";
    }
}

// Monitor folder changes and save them in the log file.
private void imp_MessageStatus(object sender, ImapMessageStatusEventArgs e)
{
    ((Imap)sender).Log.WriteLine("Got " + e.StatusID + " status update");
}

// Start/stop idling.
// Add button1 on the form to make this sample working.
private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    if (started)
    {
        finished = true;
    }
    else
    {
        started = true;

        imp = new Imap();

        // Enable logging into a file.
        imp.Log.Filename = @"C:\Temp\log.txt";
        imp.Log.Enabled = true;
        imp.Log.Clear();

        // Connect to the server and check if IDLE is supported.
        imp.Connect("mail.domain.com");
        if (imp.GetExtension("IDLE") == null)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("IDLE not supported");
        }
        else
        {
            // Login and select inbox.
            imp.Login("jdoe", "secret");
            imp.SelectFolder("Inbox");

            // Attach event handlers.
            imp.Idling += new ImapIdlingEventHandler(imp_Idling);
            imp.MessageStatus +=new ImapMessageStatusEventHandler(imp_MessageStatus);

            button1.Text = "Stop idle";

            // Go idle. This call will block until imp.StopIdle()
            // is called from elsewhere.
            imp.Idle();
        }

        // Disconnect from the server.
        imp.Disconnect();

        started = false;
        finished = false;
    }
}

// Finish idling if the user closes the application.
// To make this method work, attach it to Closing event of the form.
private void Form1_Closing(object sender,
    System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
{
    if (imp != null && imp.IsBusy)
    {
        imp.StopIdle();
    }
}

' To use the code below, import MailBee namespaces at the top of your code
Imports MailBee
Imports MailBee.ImapMail

' Put the code below inside your class.

' Imap object declared global because it's accessed from several methods.
Dim imp As Imap = Nothing

Dim finished As Boolean = False
Dim started As Boolean = False

' Idling event is used to keep UI responsive and stop idling is desired.
Private Sub imp_Idling(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ImapIdlingEventArgs)
    Application.DoEvents()
    If finished Then
        CType(sender, Imap).StopIdle()
        button1.Text = "Go idle"
    End If
End Sub

' Monitor folder changes and save them in the log file.
Private Sub imp_MessageStatus(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ImapMessageStatusEventArgs)
    CType(sender, Imap).Log.WriteLine("Got " & e.StatusID & " status update")
End Sub

' Start/stop idling.
' Add button1 on the form to make this sample working.
Private Sub button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
    If started Then
        finished = True
    Else
        started = True

        imp = New Imap

        ' Enable logging into a file.
        imp.Log.Filename = "C:\Temp\log.txt"
        imp.Log.Enabled = True
        imp.Log.Clear()

        ' Connect to the server and check if IDLE is supported.
        imp.Connect("mail.domain.com")
        If imp.GetExtension("IDLE") Is Nothing Then
            MessageBox.Show("IDLE not supported")
        Else
            ' Login and select inbox.
            imp.Login("jdoe", "secret")
            imp.SelectFolder("Inbox")

            ' Attach event handlers.
            AddHandler imp.Idling, AddressOf imp_Idling
            AddHandler imp.MessageStatus, AddressOf imp_MessageStatus

            button1.Text = "Stop idle"

            ' Go idle. This call will block until imp.StopIdle()
            ' is called from elsewhere.
            imp.Idle()
        End If

        ' Disconnect from the server.
        imp.Disconnect()

        started = False
        finished = False
    End If
End Sub

' Finish idling if the user closes the application.
' To make this method work, attach it to Closing event of the form.
Private Sub Form1_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs)
    If Not imp Is Nothing And imp.IsBusy Then
        imp.StopIdle()
    End If
End Sub