Smtp ActiveX Control

Use the Smtp control to send email to any Internet email (SMTP) server. Features include:

Explicit and Implicit SSL Security.
Create a ready-to-send HTML email message with a single line of code.
Use in conjunction with the Pop control or Imap control to build complete mail solutions.
Create and send messages of any level of complexity, from simple text emails to complex multi-part MIME messages.
Detailed knowledge of SMTP is not required.
Enhanced SMTP commands such as 8BITMIME, PIPELINING, SIZE and Delivery Status Notifications are automatically used if advertised by the server.
Encoded/decoded messages need not be spooled to disk, making this product a real performer for messages buffered in memory.
One method call builds and sends a message.

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Interface

Public Properties
Blocked	A True value indicates the control is currently executing a blocking method (Timeout is greater than 0), which has neither completed nor timed out with a ptTimeout error.
Capabilities	Collection of strings that contains the protocol extensions supported by the server. Values are initialized during login.
Certificate	Client certificate.
From	If provided, this return address is used for the SMTP envelope instead of the address found in the From header label of the message.
Message	Default Message Object to send.
Privacy	Security mode, such as Explicit, Implicit, None.
Security	FOr handling server certificates.
State	Provides status information to the user interface. The State event fires to signal that this property has changed.
Timeout	Controls the blocking behavior of methods that can be used in blocking and non-blocking ways.
To	If provided, these addresses will be used for the SMTP envelope instead of those found in the To, Cc, and Bcc header labels of the message.
Public Methods
Abort	Abort any blocking method and release all system resources.
About	Show the About Box.
ClearCertificate	Clear the client certificate.
Command	Send any protocol command to the server.
DSN	Set parameters that define the type of Delivery Status Notification that will be requested for subsequent messages.
Login	Establish a session.
Logout	End a session.
QuickSend	Build and send a message in one easy step.
Reset	Recover from an error condition.
Send	Send a mail message.
Trace	Start or stop the accumulation of trace or debug data. Once started, this method accumulates data until it is turned off.
Verify	Validate an email address.
Public Events
Authenticate	Presents the server certificate.
Certificate	Client certificate requested.
Error	Fires when an error condition occurs.
Progress	Fires when a method has completed, the server has sent a reply, or progress information is available.
State	Fires when the State property changes.

Code Example

How easy is the SMTP control to use? Check out the VB examples below.

Example 1: The first example demonstrates the quickest and easiest way to send mail.

' Send mail with a single line of code using the QuickSend method (specifying 
' "To", "From", "Subject", "Text" and the server used as parameters).
Smtp1.QuickSend "you@test.com", "me@test.com", "Test", _
                "This is a message", , "mail.test.com"

Example 2: The second example demonstrates creating a message with an attachment, using the Message object.

Smtp1.Message.To.Add "you@test.com" ' Specify the recipient
Smtp1.Message.From = "me@test.com" ' Specify the sender
Smtp1.Message.Subject = "Test Message" ' Specify the subject
Smtp1.Message.Text = "This is a test." ' Add message body
Smtp1.Message.AddAttachment "C:\company.gif" ' Add attachment
Smtp1.Login "mail.dart.com" ' Start the mail session
Smtp1.Send ' Send message
Smtp1.Logout ' End session