X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1138df,5a06daa9d4a5f8a1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1138df,public X-Google-Thread: 113dfb,5a06daa9d4a5f8a1 X-Google-Attributes: gid113dfb,public X-Google-Thread: 104d65,5a06daa9d4a5f8a1 X-Google-Attributes: gid104d65,public X-Google-Thread: 105df1,5a06daa9d4a5f8a1 X-Google-Attributes: gid105df1,public X-Google-Thread: f7a51,5a06daa9d4a5f8a1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf7a51,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,5a06daa9d4a5f8a1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-01-01 10:41:42 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newsfeed.icl.net!news.tele.dk!130.133.1.3!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!host213-1-158-172.btinternet.COM!not-for-mail From: "Russ Freeman" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32,microsoft.public.vc.language,microsoft.public.vc.mfc Subject: Re: E-Mail issues ... Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 18:41:31 -0000 Lines: 33 Message-ID: <92qj13$7kjot$1@ID-35475.news.dfncis.de> References: <92p3dv$dos$3@taliesin.netcom.net.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: host213-1-158-172.btinternet.com (213.1.158.172) X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 978374500 8015645 213.1.158.172 (16 [35475]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 Xref: supernews.google.com alt.ascii-art:3866 comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc:2173 comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc:2432 comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32:10811 microsoft.public.vc.language:12313 microsoft.public.vc.mfc:23634 "Naren Saagar" wrote in message news:92p3dv$dos$3@taliesin.netcom.net.uk... > Hello. > > This might be a long shot, but I'm dying to know where to begin so that I > can write a program to send and receive simple text messages (e-mail). > Please, can anyone show me the correct direction in which I have to proceed > ? > > Thanx a lot, anyway. Sending email uses SMTP, receiving uses POP3, knowledge of sockets will be a BIG help ;-) http://sunsite.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc1939.html - POP3 http://sunsite.dk/RFC/rfc/rfc821.html - SMTP You can get libraries that do all of the hard work for you but they also take all of the fun out of it. Our inhouse mailing lists system uses home brew code, writing and maintaining these things gives a useful insight into how such things work. You can use MAPI functions but you then need to have your email system running (Outlook?) - there may be other ways so I wait to be educated. -- russ. StaticPlus - HTML display in a small and light DLL ZoomPlus - Programmers Zoom Utility on Steroids http://www.gipsysoft.com/