>>>>MAPI is depraced for a while now.
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>>>Do you mean "deprecated"? If yes, what would you use instead?
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>>Yeap. Updated. Automation.
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>I considered this option, but that would assume that the user has one specific email client installed, for example, Outlook. We prefer MAPI because it works with almost any email client. In summary, Automation may be a more advanced technology, but it is not necessarily better for all purposes.
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>Another option I considered is having Visual FoxPro connect directly to an SMTP server, but then the sent messages don't go to the user's outbox, instead, Visual FoxPro has to keep a copy of the sent messages (if the user so desires).

This is as like writing to HKCM Registry keys. Sooner or later you have to rethink anyway, so why the double work? Specific client - specific automation true, but this should not realy be a problem with OOP.

Agnes