Sending email [RESOLVED]

I've done some searching but I haven't found exactly what I'm interested in. I have a program that gets diagnostic data on a remote users computer (MSInfo, Ping, Tracert, etc.) and currently holds it locally. I'd like to change it so that it can fire off a message with a few text files attached back to our tech support people for them to analyze. Example: the user is having difficulty logging on to our web app, calls tech support, they tell them to run the diagnostic app and it brings up a dialog saying that you are about to email files to so and so and they can click ok or cancel, and then it sends out the email.

My question is whether or not this is going to get fairly complex, and what kind of API stuff might it involve so I can read up on it.

Thanks

Here is about the easiest way. Uses the default mail client.

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
 
Private Const SW_HIDE As Long = 0
Private Const SW_SHOWNORMAL As Long = 1
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
    ShellExecute 0&, "OPEN", "mailto:[email protected]?subject=something&body=this is the body", vbNullString, "C:\", SW_SHOWNORMAL
 
 ' ShellExecute Me.hwnd, "open", "c:\CSP_SNMP.vbs", "router1 Public", "C:\", 1
 ' c:\ = Destination Folder
End Sub

Is there a way to do it without using an email app like Outlook? Just wondering as I'd like this to be as portable as possible.

If you dont want to use any email client then you will need access to an SMTP server and search the
forums for SMTP. It allows you to send mail without needing Outlook or similar type programs.

Ok, thanks that sounds like what I'm looking for. I'll check out the SMTP solution.