RE: [DUG]: Simple Email

[Cory Shanks]

Hi Mark,   You could check out the FastNet components tab BUT ... the FastNet components bundled with D4 and 5 are not at all good.    A viable alternative is the 'Internet Mail Suite' from Argo software design (http://www.argosoft.com/).  It's shareware and registration is $129 US. I'm fairly sure tutorials/examples are included and even if not, there's sure to be a detailed run-down on all the major operations.   Using the FastNet components is fraught with difficulty - full stop.  IMS is pretty straightforward.   You will need the name or IP address and port number of the SMTP (outgoing mail) server, as well as valid addresses for all recipients. Following the tutorial should give you a fair idea of the process involved.   Regards,   Cory Shanks -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Howard Sent: Friday, 8 December 2000 04:56 To: Multiple recipients of list delphi Subject: [DUG]: Simple Email Hi   I need to be able to generate from within my app a fixed format Email containing a subject line, no message, but with an attached text file.   I'm using D5 Pro.   Is this fraught with difficulties for the inexperienced?   If not, can any one give me some simple pointers?   What components are involved? What are the steps that have to be taken and in what order? What bits of information (communications) do I need?   There doesn't seem to be any items in the Delphi documents that leap out and say "This is what you're looking for!" Maybe it's all hiding behind the Web jargon.   Can anyone point me to an example?   TVMIA   Mark