As others have pointed out outlook is purely a client connecting to, usually exchange. For the purposes of firing off an email the only M$ option is an exe called mapisend.exe which is a command line smtp mailer - it is part of the back office resource kit.
However that is charged for, personally I would use BLAT a decent, free command line mailer and the following page is about how to use it with perl. http://www.rrpro.com/support/webform_blat.asp <http://www.rrpro.com/support/webform_blat.asp> Also whilst exchange can support LDAP, POP3, MIME etc. It will certainly support SMTP, but one thing to watch out for is whether the server will accept smtp connections from any IP address. Any security conscious mail admin will lock down IP connection addresses (we do). Hope this helps Steve ********************************************************************** This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Any misuse, transmission to unauthorised third parties or misrepresentation of any of the data contained in this email may may lead to MSV Ltd seeking legal redress. This note also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.marshallsv.com ********************************************************************** -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]