Hi Marcia,

What is the difference between MAPI-based and SMTP-based ways of sending e-mail?
Can you give some examples for each of them ?
How do I find out which one should be used ?
We use Lotus Notes in our office? Can I use it via atuomation called by VFP?
Alternatively, can I use wwIP class from Westwind to bypass the Lotus Notes?
I hope I am not asking too many questions...

Thank you!

Kam.

>Hi Gary.
>
>Is it? I'm less sure that I know what I want to do than than you do - do you read the cards too ? <s>
>
>< rof,l > and < lol >!!!! As a matter of fact, I do. When I was working my way through college tending bar, I used to read Tarot cards for my regulars when it was slow. I never charged them for the readings, but it made me a lot of money in tips < g >.
>
>Now, how do I know what you want to do? I thought you said that you wanted to get around the Draconian Outlook security patch from hell. Well, you can't do that if you use something that is MAPI based to send e-mail. The only way you can get around it (other that redemption.dll) is by using something that is SMTP based.
>
>Is that because I want integration with my Exchange server?
>
>You do not need an Exchange server to send e-mail using CDO for Win2k. All you need is access to an STMP service across the network.
>
>Is this stuff gonna be in the book - if not, why not
>
>< lol > And just how do you think I happen to find out about CDO < vbg >? Yep. It's in the book: Chapter 4.
>
>Here is some code to get you pointed in the right direction:
>
>

>*** create configuration and message objects
>oConfig = CREATEOBJECT( 'CDO.Configuration' )
>oMsg = CREATEOBJECT( 'CDO.Message' )
>WITH oMsg
>  Configuration = oConfig
>  *** See if we have a sender address.
>  *** If we manually loaded the config, we may not
>  IF EMPTY( NVL( .From, "" ) )
>    .From = .Configuration.Fields( cdoSendEmailAddress ).value
>  ENDIF
>  .To = "KLevy@Microsoft.com"
>  .Subject = "Holy Toledo"
>  .HTMLBody = "Hi Ken. You are doing a great job with VFP!"
>  .Send()
>ENDWITH
>

>
>HTH.