It is in a DMZ. I would like the app to act as an SMTP server on it own, so I wouldn't have to connect to ours. I am not looking to be able to receive messages, just send, so I don't need it to act as a full email server, just to be able to send emails.
BTW, thanks to everyone that has offered help to this point... Shawn > -----Original Message----- > From: Jekke Bladt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Email server > > You can *generate* the mail entirely on a disconnected machine. But, you > either need to act as an SMTP server or connect to one in order to send > it. > > I'm presuming you mean some kind of DMZ outside of the network, but on > the Internet. If the machine isn't on the network or the Internet, > you're pretty much going to have to print the mail out and stick a stamp > on it. > > --Jekke > > -----Original Message----- > From: Unmoderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shawn Brown > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 3:07 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Email server > > > Some of the servers this app would be setting on do not have access to > our > SMTP server. They are disconnected from our internal network. That is > why I > would like to be able to generate the email completely within the app. > > Shawn. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Curt Hagenlocher [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 1:47 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Email server > > > > From: "Shawn Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > We would like to implement email functionality into a few of our > > > programs, > > > but I would like to do this without using MAPI, or having to connect > > > to an > > > SMTP server. > > > > Well, assuming that you want to interoperate with standard email, you > > will pretty much have to do it through either SMTP or MAPI. Mail > > servers generally use SMTP to communicate with other mail servers. > > You can either do the work yourself of looking up an MX record for the > > mail address, finding the correct server(s), connecting to them and > > sending the message, or you can simply connect to a known local server > > and let it do the work. But either way, you'd be using SMTP. > > > > -- > > Curt Hagenlocher > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > =================================== > > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com > > Some .NET courses you may be interested in: > > > > Essential .NET: building applications and components with CSharp > > August 30 - September 3, in Los Angeles > > http://www.develop.com/courses/edotnet > > > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > > http://discuss.develop.com > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com > Some .NET courses you may be interested in: > > Essential .NET: building applications and components with CSharp > August 30 - September 3, in Los Angeles > http://www.develop.com/courses/edotnet > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentorŪ http://www.develop.com > Some .NET courses you may be interested in: > > Essential .NET: building applications and components with CSharp > August 30 - September 3, in Los Angeles > http://www.develop.com/courses/edotnet > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentorŪ http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: Essential .NET: building applications and components with CSharp August 30 - September 3, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/edotnet View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
