X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1138df,5a06daa9d4a5f8a1 X-Google-Attributes: gid1138df,public X-Google-Thread: f7a51,5a06daa9d4a5f8a1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf7a51,public X-Google-Thread: 105df1,5a06daa9d4a5f8a1 X-Google-Attributes: gid105df1,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,5a06daa9d4a5f8a1 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: 104d65,5a06daa9d4a5f8a1 X-Google-Attributes: gid104d65,public X-Google-Thread: 113dfb,5a06daa9d4a5f8a1 X-Google-Attributes: gid113dfb,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-01-01 20:35:32 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!xfer13.netnews.com!netnews.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.gtei.net!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed.datasync.com!news.datasync.com!not-for-mail From: "theBucket" 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 22:34:39 -0600 Organization: Datasync Lines: 57 Message-ID: <92rlo5$c6s$1@news.datasync.com> References: <92p3dv$dos$3@taliesin.netcom.net.uk> <92qj13$7kjot$1@ID-35475.news.dfncis.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp938-nosp2.i-55.com X-Trace: news.datasync.com 978410053 12508 209.205.163.170 (2 Jan 2001 04:34:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@datasync.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 2 Jan 2001 04:34:13 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: supernews.google.com alt.ascii-art:3877 comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc:2188 comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.mfc:2436 comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32:10839 microsoft.public.vc.language:12338 microsoft.public.vc.mfc:23716 Hey RUSS FREEMAN!! I have 2 of your cd's!! REALLY! -- _ _(_)_ (_)~(_) (_)\ l l \l/ \l/ ^^^^^^^^^^ I'm your daisy...hee hee Yatgirl theBucket "Russ Freeman" wrote in message news:92qj13$7kjot$1@ID-35475.news.dfncis.de... > "Naren Saagar" wrote in message > news:92p3dv$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/ > >