I'm sure it will - any SMTP software is likely to use direct sockets to access mail server.

Also while looking at this stuff, be sure to look at West Wind Internet Protocols, which also provides SMTP services... It uses a VFP class and requires no COM. The class library also includes HTTP, FTP, Sockets and various Internet utilities...

To send mail is as simple as:

CLEAR
o=CREATE("wwIPStuff")

o.cMailServer="yourmail.server.net"

*** Optional - Authentication
* o.cUsername = "username"
* o.cPassword = "password"
	
o.cSenderEmail="bbopp@test.com"
o.cSenderName="Bill Bopp"

o.cRecipient = "somebody@recipient.com"

*** or name/email and multiple recipients:
* [Rick Strahl <rstrahl@west-wind.com>,Web Monitor <rickstrahl@hotmail.com>]

o.cCCList="Ricky Jr <rjr@box.com>"
o.cBCCList=""

o.cSubject="wwIPStuff Test Message"
o.cMessage="Who said this had to be difficult?"

* o.cAttachment="d:\utl\hex.exe,d:\utl\kill.exe"

llResult = o.SendMail()       && Send again - wait for completion
IF !llResult
   Wait window o.cErrorMsg
ELSE
   Wait window nowait "Message sent..."
ENDIF
	
RETURN

Additional features incluide HTML emails, multiple attachments, asynchronous message sending and options to configure custom headers.

For more info check out:

http://www.west-wind.com/wwipstuff.asp

+++ Rick ---


>Hi Brian,
>
>I have been using the regular Outlook objects, and it worked fine until MIS upped the security as part of their overall policy.
>Now, instead of transparent under the hood automatic EMails which make our work very efficient, the users have to pass through a hurdle of prompt screens, and rarely manage to come out into the clear.
>
>Will your SMTP OCX solve that?
>
>Thanks, Jonathan