email

[benbacardi]

how can i send an email without using CDONTS?

all i want is an automatically generated email whenever anyone posts a message - to a set address.

using the CDONTS in the "articles" section doesnt work...?

[Rob]

Do you know what mail objects are present on the server?

If not, upload this:-
http://www.bier-voting.de/objcheck/query.zip

And run it to get an idea of what objects are installed.

[benbacardi]

thanks rob - how do i run it on the server?

[Rob]

just hit the page

[benbacardi]

thanks rob, here it is:

www.websamba.com/benbacardi

[Rob]

Hi Ben....

It looks like CDOSYS is instaled... therfore, the following should work:-

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 <%
Set myMail=CreateObject("CDO.Message")
myMail.Subject="Sending email with CDOSYS"
myMail.From="mymail@mydomain.com"
myMail.To="someone@somedomain.com"
myMail.TextBody="This is a message."
myMail.Send
%>

You may need to specify an SMTP server for the mail to go via if the above doesnt work. If not, use this

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<%
Set myMail=CreateObject("CDO.Message")
myMail.Subject="Sending email with CDO"
myMail.From="mymail@mydomain.com"
myMail.To="someone@somedomain.com"
myMail.TextBody="This is a message."
myMail.Configuration.Fields.Item _
("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing")=2
myMail.Configuration.Fields.Item _
("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver") _
="smtp.server.com"  'PUT YOURS HERE
myMail.Configuration.Fields.Item _
("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserverport") _
=25 
myMail.Configuration.Fields.Update
myMail.Send
%>

This should get you going.

[benbacardi]

i get the error "the sendusing configuration value is invalid"

also, what do you mean PUT YOURS HERE? wats an Smtp server?

[Rob]

Originally Posted by benbacardi

i get the error "the sendusing configuration value is invalid"

also, what do you mean PUT YOURS HERE? wats an Smtp server?

Ask your host for the smtp server address.

A SMTP Server is an outgoign mail server.

[benbacardi]

ok i've used what they've given me to use, and i get no errors or anything, but i havent recieved an email!

[Rob]

some ISP's require the FROM address to be one that belongs to your domain AND one that exists.

[benbacardi]

oh right - my host doesnt give me an email...?