Markus Humm wrote: > Hello, > > I've some basic questions regarding e-mail sending from my app. > preferably using ICS. > > I'd like to send e-mail when my app. detects a failure (not within the > app. but in the hardware it monitors). I need to use the SMTP > component, ok but: > > 1. I'm also using MadExcept which has some option to > "act as a SMTP server". So how does this work,
Means, the mail is delivered directly to recipent's mail server. > how compatible > would this be, what benefit would I have from it? Con: server may reject connections from dynamic IP's, server may not reverse resolve senders IP. Pro: User must not specify a relaying server, userID and password. > > 2. If not acting as SMTP server myself, what data would the user need > to specify so that I can connect and send e-mails? > - e-mail address of the sender Not always necessary > - login name and account of the e-mail account > - name and port of the SMTP server Right. > 3. How can I initiate a connection? My app. might be installed > somewhere where: > - only a dial up connection is available, how to dial it? There are many RAS dial components available. > - a connection via LAN (e.g. DSL) is available, how to use it? If there's a connection available you don't need to establish one. > - a proxy is used, how to use that? Depends on the proxy. > > and: what information do I need to be able to use all three > options depending on availability? (user selects which to use) BTW: It is not possible to detect whether a connection to the internet exists. The user needs to tell you the connection type, and needs to setup the properties accordingly. --- Arno Garrels [TeamICS] http://www.overbyte.be/eng/overbyte/teamics.html -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
