>I've heard that SMTP (SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL) is a great way to send email automatically written by a program. I've used ActiveX to send Outlook email, but am now working with a client who has several offices around Florida, and all of them use different email products.
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>Has anyone used SMTP with VFP? I went to www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hpertext/information/rfc.html and checked out the 68-page missive under RFC0821 and saw the code examples, but I don't know how to get started. Is it ActiveX commands that I need, or something else?
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>Thanks,
>JR

I would look at the controls that you already have with VFP or Windows API before I would pay for a program that may just be using the controls that you already have. Look at the samples that came with VFP or search the universal thread for information on SMTP. My 2 cents...