John: Thanks for the detailed explanation. I will forward the explanation to them and try to convince them that it's worth the installation time (ie, time $$) for them to set this up on all the workstations.
Sorry, I was just hoping that the DLL resided in the database directory on the server and would require just one setup routine. I understand now how it would need to interface directly with the workstation that's sending the email. I just find it hard to believe that huge companies, which typically put software only on a server to avoid installing on hundreds of individual computers, would be excited about the prospect of setting this up on each workstation! Karen > Karen, > > The R:Mail installation is comprised of > several files. There are the Help and > samples, which are installed in the default > directory, "C:\RBTI\RMail26" and there are > the DLL and CPL files, which are installed > into the SYSTEM32 directory. > > The DLL is the file which actually sends the > email through the SMTP server. The CPL file > is the Control Panel file that allows the > user to configure how the email messages will > be sent. These values for the SMTP server and > other settings are stored in the registry. > > Whether they run the installer or perform a > simple file copy/paste, these files need to > be in the SYSTEM32 directory. I guess it just > depends on their definition of "install". Then, > the workstations must be configured with the > SMTP settings. You should be able to perform > a registry merge to load these settings in. > > Whether the company is big or small, the IT > Dept. has likely installed other software on > their computers. It is only logical to run > the recommended installer for any software. > > If you need any more descriptive details on > merging the settings into the registry, let > me know. > > John > >
