You don't need Outlook because CDO for Windows 2000 is a part of OS. There're many different versions of CDO. Don't get confused by that. For details see http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dncdsys/html/cdo_roadmap.asp.
BTW, we're using CDO for Windows 2000 to send email from our systems and it's all VFP code around CDO for Windows 2000 COM object.

>I will check those messages now - thanks.
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>I discussed that (CDO) with the client (they manage the ISP), but their undertanding is that Outlook would need to be installed on the server. I messed around with CDO - and it seems to work - well except for the time I tested it on my office system - it seemed to flush the password from my mailer:-). But it does have a small foot print!
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>The SendSmtpEmail program as a work around to using aciveX - with a class that uses APIs. It seems that solution would be all VFP.
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>If you care to relax with some additional outside reading, browse to:
>http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~SendSmtpEmail
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>I still have not figured how to embed the vCalendar object in the mail (I don't know where to (or how) to put it) body - saving that joy for tuesday.