thank you for ur suggestion,
can u point me to some free smtp servers ? i think to send a mail the server must support relaying.
any u know of?
suhashegde

>OK, so it seems it is possible, then.
>
>However, I think it is a waste of time to access non-standard protocols. If everybody starts using his own protocol, you will have to support scores of different formats, eventually. Better access e-mail through standard protocols like POP3 or IMAP4, and if HotMail doesn't support them, use another e-mail provider (free POP3 providers are available).
>
>Another problem with HotMail is that they may suddenly decide to change their protocol. For instance, their MSN Messenger network now only supports versions 5 and 6; older versions are not supported. They might do the same with their HotMail servers: suddenly use a new POP3-replacement protocol, that requires everybody to get the latest version of Outlook or Outlook Express.
>
>Also, it would be worthwhile to check their license agreement, whether it is legal to access with anything except a Web browser, Outlook or Outlook Express.
>
>>thenx but...
>>take a look at this at
>>http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~SendHotmailMessageFromFoxPro~VFP
>>
>>suhashegde
>>
>>
>>>It seems that HotMail doesn't use the standard POP3 protocol; instead, it uses its own, undisclosed, protocol. That means you can only access through Web pages, or from Outlook or Outlook Express.
>>>
>>>>hello,
>>>>can someone tell me how to send a mail to my hotmail account from my vfp application.
>>>>my user email address and my password as the sender and my email address aa the recipent.
>>>>
>>>>here is what i want to.
>>>>
>>>>i want to get the error log file as an attachment from my client without any user intervention.
>>>>i peeked at the sendhotmailfromfoxpro at the fox.wikis.com but it did not work for me.
>>>>also it could not send in attachments
>>>>someone must have really done it so i really dont want to redo the same
>>>>
>>>>thanx in advance.