E-Mail issues ...

Hello.

This might be a long shot, but I'm dying to know where to begin so that I
can write a program to send and receive simple text messages (e-mail).
Please, can anyone show me the correct direction in which I have to proceed
?

Thanx a lot, anyway.


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"Naren Saagar" <nar...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:92p3dv$dos$3...@taliesin.netcom.net.uk...
> Hello.
>
> This might be a long shot, but I'm dying to know where to begin so that I
> can write a program to send and receive simple text messages (e-mail).
> Please, can anyone show me the correct direction in which I have to
proceed
> ?
>
> Thanx a lot, anyway.

Sending email uses SMTP, receiving uses POP3, knowledge of sockets will be a
BIG help ;-)
http://sunsite.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc1939.html - POP3
http://sunsite.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc821.html - SMTP

You can get libraries that do all of the hard work for you but they also
take all of the fun out of it. Our inhouse mailing lists system uses home
brew code, writing and maintaining these things gives a useful insight into
how such things work.

You can use MAPI functions but you then need to have your email system
running (Outlook?) - there may be other ways so I wait to be educated.

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russ.

StaticPlus - HTML display in a small and light DLL
ZoomPlus - Programmers Zoom Utility on Steroids
http://www.gipsysoft.com/

Hey RUSS FREEMAN!!
I have 2 of your cd's!!
REALLY!

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"Russ Freeman" <r...@fatbird.com> wrote in message
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> "Naren Saagar" <nar...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:92p3dv$dos$3...@taliesin.netcom.net.uk...
> > Hello.
> >
> > This might be a long shot, but I'm dying to know where to begin so that
I
> > can write a program to send and receive simple text messages (e-mail).
> > Please, can anyone show me the correct direction in which I have to
> proceed
> > ?
> >
> > Thanx a lot, anyway.
>
> Sending email uses SMTP, receiving uses POP3, knowledge of sockets will be
a
> BIG help ;-)
> http://sunsite.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc1939.html - POP3
> http://sunsite.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc821.html - SMTP
>
> You can get libraries that do all of the hard work for you but they also
> take all of the fun out of it. Our inhouse mailing lists system uses home
> brew code, writing and maintaining these things gives a useful insight
into
> how such things work.
>
> You can use MAPI functions but you then need to have your email system
> running (Outlook?) - there may be other ways so I wait to be educated.
>
> --
> russ.
>
> StaticPlus - HTML display in a small and light DLL
> ZoomPlus - Programmers Zoom Utility on Steroids
> http://www.gipsysoft.com/
>
>

"theBucket" <med...@spotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hey RUSS FREEMAN!!
> I have 2 of your cd's!!
> REALLY!

Nah, he's not as (in)famous as I am. Still, I sing in the shower and could
cut a CD if you want <bg>

--
russ.

StaticPlus - HTML display in a small and light DLL
ZoomPlus - Programmers Zoom Utility on Steroids
http://www.gipsysoft.com/