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  1. Jun 18th, 2001, 06:35 AM #1
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    Mail(smtp), and a little network problem..

    haven't done much Mapi programming using vb, so I'd like to know if any of this is possible..

    1. Can I connect to an smtp server, or do I haveto use MAPI and load a profile, etc?

    2. Can I check the server for new mail without removing/deleting them from the server?

    Well.. I think that's it for this time.. Ohh.. Yes. I forgot.. Is there a way ( like a windows api or something) to check if the user is connected to a network using the dialup connection?
    Hmm.. Well.. what I want from it is to know if the user is connected to the internet or not. But if I'd ask that, then you'd just say something like "Use the winsock control to check if you can access a server." And I would say "No" since there is no guarantee that the servers of my choice will be avaliable tomorrow..

    Anyway.. All help would be highly appreciated..

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    IMHO, you do need to use MAPI to connect to SMTP based mail servers.

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    Hmm.. ok.. can I use the mapi control that comes with VB? Do you have any good examples of how to connect to an smtp server.. The vbMail example sucks..
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    IMHO, you do need to use MAPI to connect to SMTP based mail servers.
    No, you only need MAPI to connect to MAPI servers (ie - Microsoft Exchange). You can connect directly to an SMTP server using the Winsock Control or API (or thru telnet outisde of vb, for that matter).

    2. Can I check the server for new mail without removing/deleting them from the server?
    You would connect to an POP3 server for getting mail. (SMTP is for sending.) Yes, you'd issue the POP3 command for getting a message, then just don't issue the POP3 delete command.
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    Winsock is the answer...

    You can refer to RFC 1939 for POP3 specifics, and RFC 2821 for SMTP specifics. You can find the RFCs at www.rfc-editor.org

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