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what should i use?

good day pros,

i would like to make a sample program that will act as a report service...

if someone sends a request via email the system will receive the mail and
sends back a respond with an attached pdf report file from a report server
depending on the parameter given on the subject line from the sender or
requester..

what sould i use for this mail service? should i use pop/smpt
mail client? or are there any other way?

i would like to use vb6 or vb.net 2003 as frontend.

thanks in advance,

VB Newbie
Mar 15 '06 #1
3 934
I've done something like this in the past. I set up a generic SMTP server
that accepted incoming emails. It did not route these to a mailbox, but put
them in a specified directory. My app watched the directory for these ".eml"
files to be created (or use a timer to check periodically). Parse the files
for return email address and subject line. Use the VB SmtpMail class for
sending the response back.

"VB Newbie" <al****@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:e7**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
good day pros,

i would like to make a sample program that will act as a report service...

if someone sends a request via email the system will receive the mail and
sends back a respond with an attached pdf report file from a report server
depending on the parameter given on the subject line from the sender or
requester..

what sould i use for this mail service? should i use pop/smpt
mail client? or are there any other way?

i would like to use vb6 or vb.net 2003 as frontend.

thanks in advance,

VB Newbie

Mar 15 '06 #2
thanks for the response.. as of now im trying vb smtp mail class...

"Terry Olsen" <to******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uo***************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
I've done something like this in the past. I set up a generic SMTP server
that accepted incoming emails. It did not route these to a mailbox, but
put them in a specified directory. My app watched the directory for these
".eml" files to be created (or use a timer to check periodically). Parse
the files for return email address and subject line. Use the VB SmtpMail
class for sending the response back.

"VB Newbie" <al****@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:e7**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
good day pros,

i would like to make a sample program that will act as a report
service...

if someone sends a request via email the system will receive the mail and
sends back a respond with an attached pdf report file from a report
server
depending on the parameter given on the subject line from the sender or
requester..

what sould i use for this mail service? should i use pop/smpt
mail client? or are there any other way?

i would like to use vb6 or vb.net 2003 as frontend.

thanks in advance,

VB Newbie


Mar 15 '06 #3
vb 2005
What class do you use for incoming email?
"Terry Olsen" <to******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uo***************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
I've done something like this in the past. I set up a generic SMTP server
that accepted incoming emails. It did not route these to a mailbox, but
put them in a specified directory. My app watched the directory for these
".eml" files to be created (or use a timer to check periodically). Parse
the files for return email address and subject line. Use the VB SmtpMail
class for sending the response back.

"VB Newbie" <al****@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:e7**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
good day pros,

i would like to make a sample program that will act as a report
service...

if someone sends a request via email the system will receive the mail and
sends back a respond with an attached pdf report file from a report
server
depending on the parameter given on the subject line from the sender or
requester..

what sould i use for this mail service? should i use pop/smpt
mail client? or are there any other way?

i would like to use vb6 or vb.net 2003 as frontend.

thanks in advance,

VB Newbie


Mar 16 '06 #4

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