Looking for suggestions

[jayderk]

Hello all,

I would like to be able to use something like MSN messenger to notify people
that an event occured.

an example of this would be a sales guy is out on the road and places an
order for one of his customers.
our server would send out a message via email and something like MSN
messenger telling the manager an order has been placed.

in this day and age I wouldn't think this would need to be written from
scratch with apps like MSN, ICQ, YAHOO, AOL instant messengers.

thanks,
Jay

[Vinny Vinn]

This is all you wold need to send out an email to a (most cell phones today
can recieve messages -phones) email address.
MailMessage Message = new MailMessage();
Message.To = "ma*****@somecompany.com";
Message.From = "se****@somecompany.com";
Message.Subject = "order recieved";
Message.Body = "what ever pleases you";

try
{
SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "your mail server name goes here";
SmtpMail.Send(Message);
}
this is from the System.Web.Mail namespace.(you could also add attachments
e.g. the order placed by your salesman).

HTH,
Vinny

"jayderk" wrote:

Hello all,

I would like to be able to use something like MSN messenger to notify people
that an event occured.

an example of this would be a sales guy is out on the road and places an
order for one of his customers.
our server would send out a message via email and something like MSN
messenger telling the manager an order has been placed.

in this day and age I wouldn't think this would need to be written from
scratch with apps like MSN, ICQ, YAHOO, AOL instant messengers.

thanks,
Jay

[jayderk]

Thanks Vinny,
I don't think I was clear enough, I have been working with the email side of
things I am mainly concerned with the instant messenger side of the house.

regards,
Jay
"Vinny Vinn" <Vi*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:56**********************************@microsof t.com...

This is all you wold need to send out an email to a (most cell phones today can recieve messages -phones) email address.
MailMessage Message = new MailMessage();
Message.To = "ma*****@somecompany.com";
Message.From = "se****@somecompany.com";
Message.Subject = "order recieved";
Message.Body = "what ever pleases you";

try
{
SmtpMail.SmtpServer = "your mail server name goes here";
SmtpMail.Send(Message);
}
this is from the System.Web.Mail namespace.(you could also add attachments
e.g. the order placed by your salesman).

HTH,
Vinny

"jayderk" wrote:

Hello all,

I would like to be able to use something like MSN messenger to notify people that an event occured.

an example of this would be a sales guy is out on the road and places an
order for one of his customers.
our server would send out a message via email and something like MSN
messenger telling the manager an order has been placed.

in this day and age I wouldn't think this would need to be written from
scratch with apps like MSN, ICQ, YAHOO, AOL instant messengers.

thanks,
Jay

[The Last Gunslinger]

jayderk wrote:

Hello all,

I would like to be able to use something like MSN messenger to notify people
that an event occured.

an example of this would be a sales guy is out on the road and places an
order for one of his customers.
our server would send out a message via email and something like MSN
messenger telling the manager an order has been placed.

in this day and age I wouldn't think this would need to be written from
scratch with apps like MSN, ICQ, YAHOO, AOL instant messengers.

thanks,
Jay

try the windows messenger api page at
http://tinyurl.com/nal2
hth

JB

[Randy Birch]

Is this a vb.net or a real vb question? You've posed the question to both
forums.

--
Randy Birch
MS MVP Visual Basic
http://vbnet.mvps.org/
"The Last Gunslinger" <jb******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:DV*****************@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
: jayderk wrote:
:
: > Hello all,
: >
: > I would like to be able to use something like MSN messenger to notify
people
: > that an event occured.
: >
: > an example of this would be a sales guy is out on the road and places an
: > order for one of his customers.
: > our server would send out a message via email and something like MSN
: > messenger telling the manager an order has been placed.
: >
: > in this day and age I wouldn't think this would need to be written from
: > scratch with apps like MSN, ICQ, YAHOO, AOL instant messengers.
: >
: > thanks,
: > Jay
: >
: >
: try the windows messenger api page at
: http://tinyurl.com/nal2
: hth
:
: JB

[jayderk]

it is for any language/platform that makes it easy
"Randy Birch" <rg************@mvps.org> wrote in message
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Is this a vb.net or a real vb question? You've posed the question to both
forums.

--
Randy Birch
MS MVP Visual Basic
http://vbnet.mvps.org/
"The Last Gunslinger" <jb******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:DV*****************@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
: jayderk wrote:
:
: > Hello all,
: >
: > I would like to be able to use something like MSN messenger to notify
people
: > that an event occured.
: >
: > an example of this would be a sales guy is out on the road and places an : > order for one of his customers.
: > our server would send out a message via email and something like MSN
: > messenger telling the manager an order has been placed.
: >
: > in this day and age I wouldn't think this would need to be written from : > scratch with apps like MSN, ICQ, YAHOO, AOL instant messengers.
: >
: > thanks,
: > Jay
: >
: >
: try the windows messenger api page at
: http://tinyurl.com/nal2
: hth
:
: JB