I'll take a stab at it, although I'm not an expert.
1. VFP doesn't send email. Any email sent using VFP is going to utilize
an external, supporting piece or pieces of software. VFP can provide the
user interface and control the flow of data, as well as possibly storing
the information
2. There are many "ways" available to send email from VFP...and the
requirements of the SMTP server being accessed from the workstation is a
huge part of the decision on how to send email from VFP. In an attempt
to thwart hacking and intercepting communications between users and
server, many SMTP servers now require encrypted communications and
password access before sending.
3. Of the many ways to send using VFP as the interface, some are simple
to implement (BLAT), some are convoluted. To make things worse, stuff
changes and what worked last year may not work next year due to changes
in Windows, or your SMTP server's requirements as technology advances.
I've implemented no less than 6 different 'solutions' over the
years...each with increasing difficulty.
Hope this helps.
Mike Copeland
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: VFP 9 email issues
From: Wes Wilson <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: 10/17/2013 7:20 AM
Received this from a customer:
I think, "email", is the next project I ask you about. Specifically, I hear of
problems, from time to time, regarding smtp emails out of vfp9 that bounce off of the
latest version of Exchange. For example, one account uses Exchange 2013 (in the cloud),
which apparently requires SSL encrypting. But the smtp email sent out of vfp9 just does
not work.
Anyone familiar with this?
Thanks
Wes
Wes Wilson, President
ERW Custom Programming, Inc.
Crescent Lake Plaza
5459 Elizabeth Lake Rd.
Waterford, MI 48327
(248) 683-4182
www.erw.com
[email protected]
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