And hard to use (and free) approach is using MS-Winsock control and implement SMTP Protocol trough (RFC guide) :-)
Nice to see you Martin, iFox is a great tool proudly from Argentina

>>I am looking for a way to do SMTP with foxpro 8.0 i have searched all over to find an answer and have come up empty handed. could someone please help me?

>An easy to use (and free) approach is using iFox (www.iFox.com.ar).