John, Thanks for the reply. I thought I had followed all instructions but I hadn't put the RMAIL30_80.RBL and RMAIL30.CFG in the server's C:\RBTI\RBG8 folder.
So, if I now understand correctly, both files need to be placed in the C:\RBTI\RBG8 folder of the server and all workstations which have a full install of RBG8 and in the server's database folder for the users of the compiled application. I can now see a progress screen and a log. I still don't receive my test message at the other end but I'm hopeful to fix that as soon as I understand what I'm doing wrong. I'll try a simple, non-HTML file to begin with. There are a lot of places to mess up in example 4. Claudine -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Minyo II Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:43 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: R:MAIL 3.0 At 11:12 AM 4/1/2008, you wrote: >I'm setting up R:MAIL 3.0 on my server. > >I now have a C:\RBTI\RMAIL30 directory with a setup exe to configure my host >server. If I use this option, it creates a .CFG file in the same directory >and I can copy this to the directory where the database resides. > >In the server's control panel, I additionally have an icon for RMAIL 3.0 >which can also be configured, doesn't reflect the setup above and doesn't >create or alter the .CFG above. Which one should be used? > >I have created a test file from example 4 in the R:MAIL manual and it traces >fine (result "message sent") but sends nothing. There is no log file and >the process doesn't unfold on screen even though I have specified SHOW >PROGRESS. > >I would appreciate pointers if someone else has gone through this already. Claudine, After creating or altering your SMTP Server Accounts, the information will be stored, and encrypted, within the R:Mail configuration file, RMail30.CFG. The default file location for the configuration file is C:\RBTI\RMail30 whether you used the operating system control panel or the R:Mail installation folder to configure R:Mail. In your R:Mail installation directory, there are three (3) different R:Mail 3.0 Plugins for you to use, based on the version of R:BASE you are running. RMail30_75.RBL RMail30_76.RBL RMail30_80.RBL As it is the universal recommendation to place R:BASE Plugin files (.RBL) into your R:BASE program directory, the same applies for R:Mail 3.0. This approach will simplify using the R:Mail Plugin, without specifying the location and path. In regards to R:Mail 3.0, when you place the .RBL Plugin into your R:BASE program directory (i.e. C:\RBTI\RBG76), the R:Mail 3.0 configuration file must also be moved with it. This will allow you to refer to the SMTP Server Account settings from the R:Mail Plugin command parameters. If any changes are made to your R:Mail SMTP Server Accounts, the new configuration file must be moved once again into the folder location where the R:Mail Plugin resides. Otherwise, R:Mail 3.0 will not recognize the changes. R:Mail provides the option to create a log for all email messages. A separate log file is created for every R:BASE session that launches R:Mail. John
