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All cool options. &nbsp; Thanks guys.
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Hello,<br />
<br />
How can I send a standard SMTP email message (no attachments) from a VB6 application?<br />
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Caveats<br />
* Cannot use any third part solutions (ActiveX, DLLs etc.). &nbsp;A native VB6 email function library would be OK though.<br />
* Must be native to VB6.<br />
* Must work on Windows 2003 servers and Windows XP.<br />
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I have scoured many Google listed sights and have not found anything that meets the about criteria yet. &nbsp;<br />
Perhaps I can use the MAPI controls, but I just need to send a simple email (not explicitly interfacing to an Exchange server). <br />
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I have a DOS tool that uses mailsend.exe from muquit.com. &nbsp;It only requires the SMTP server IP and email address. &nbsp;I was hoping for a native VB6 solution that would be this easy in VB6 too but not sure what the code would look like.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
<br />
Michael<br />

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Hello,

How can I send a standard SMTP email message (no attachments) from a VB6 application?

Caveats
* Cannot use any third part solutions (ActiveX, DLLs etc.).  A native VB6 email function library would be OK though.
* Must be native to VB6.
* Must work on Windows 2003 servers and Windows XP.

I have scoured many Google listed sights and have not found anything that meets the about criteria yet.  
Perhaps I can use the MAPI controls, but I just need to send a simple email (not explicitly interfacing to an Exchange server). 

I have a DOS tool that uses mailsend.exe from muquit.com.  It only requires the SMTP server IP and email address.  I was hoping for a native VB6 solution that would be this easy in VB6 too but not sure what the code would look like.


Thanks,

Michael


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