EMail Logic Question
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Hi I have a small app that is included with my main app's. All it does is collet the users feedback and emails the same to me. When the mod goes to email should I ? Use my send mail account to carry the mail? or Use the cleints email account? Since send does not require a password either will be easy. I need some input on this as a friend said if I used my mail server in the U.S. from the other side of the world it might not work. Best Wishes and Happy Holiday's, ez_way
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Hi I have a small app that is included with my main app's. All it does is collet the users feedback and emails the same to me. When the mod goes to email should I ? Use my send mail account to carry the mail? or Use the cleints email account? Since send does not require a password either will be easy. I need some input on this as a friend said if I used my mail server in the U.S. from the other side of the world it might not work. Best Wishes and Happy Holiday's, ez_way
i would prefer using the client's email account. why should u use ur email acc for other users? Don't try it, just do it! ;-)
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i would prefer using the client's email account. why should u use ur email acc for other users? Don't try it, just do it! ;-)
Thank you for your input. Best Wishes and Happy Holiday's, ez_way
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Hi I have a small app that is included with my main app's. All it does is collet the users feedback and emails the same to me. When the mod goes to email should I ? Use my send mail account to carry the mail? or Use the cleints email account? Since send does not require a password either will be easy. I need some input on this as a friend said if I used my mail server in the U.S. from the other side of the world it might not work. Best Wishes and Happy Holiday's, ez_way
I too would go 'client side' - as long as it was stipulated somewhere that 'use of this program/xyz requires a working email setup' I remember writing a commercial email interface for an acquantance, and one of his customers came back and said 'it doesnt work' .. when I received the error log, the customer didnt have the right smtp account at his isp .. groan 'G'
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I too would go 'client side' - as long as it was stipulated somewhere that 'use of this program/xyz requires a working email setup' I remember writing a commercial email interface for an acquantance, and one of his customers came back and said 'it doesnt work' .. when I received the error log, the customer didnt have the right smtp account at his isp .. groan 'G'
Yes, I understand. What if I used both, orr let me correct that. If one failed use the other. If I use my own I know the ports, the authinication,an all the bells and whistles. If it timed out I would know that there is a long hop between the user and my mail server, and grab the default email account from the reg and send it that way. Best Wishes and Happy Holiday's, ez_way
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Yes, I understand. What if I used both, orr let me correct that. If one failed use the other. If I use my own I know the ports, the authinication,an all the bells and whistles. If it timed out I would know that there is a long hop between the user and my mail server, and grab the default email account from the reg and send it that way. Best Wishes and Happy Holiday's, ez_way
the problem with this, as I see it, is, what if you user has to go through a firewall to get to you ?? I can imagine the smirk (and answer) from our comms team If I said 'Ive got this app that instead of using our mail client set up, wants you to open a port on the firewall for it to speak directly home' ... See, it depends if you're talking small or large .. in our case, every desktop is going to have a valid mail client - (we use Novell Groupwise), so, we would invoke a 'mailto' - ditto any clients I have that use Outlook, anything Mapi compliant etc ... only in rare circumstances do we allow 'things' to speak direct smtp to our mail server, these are usually automated programs (and they have to traverse an inner firewall to get to the smtp server) 'G'
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the problem with this, as I see it, is, what if you user has to go through a firewall to get to you ?? I can imagine the smirk (and answer) from our comms team If I said 'Ive got this app that instead of using our mail client set up, wants you to open a port on the firewall for it to speak directly home' ... See, it depends if you're talking small or large .. in our case, every desktop is going to have a valid mail client - (we use Novell Groupwise), so, we would invoke a 'mailto' - ditto any clients I have that use Outlook, anything Mapi compliant etc ... only in rare circumstances do we allow 'things' to speak direct smtp to our mail server, these are usually automated programs (and they have to traverse an inner firewall to get to the smtp server) 'G'
That is why I love you guy's! Great Answer! Thanks Best Wishes and Happy Holiday's, ez_way
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Hi I have a small app that is included with my main app's. All it does is collet the users feedback and emails the same to me. When the mod goes to email should I ? Use my send mail account to carry the mail? or Use the cleints email account? Since send does not require a password either will be easy. I need some input on this as a friend said if I used my mail server in the U.S. from the other side of the world it might not work. Best Wishes and Happy Holiday's, ez_way
You don't need an email account to send email. Take a look PJ Naughter's SMTP software http://www.naughter.com/smtp.html[^]. It will allow you to send the email directly to your email servers without having to go through any email forwarding servers. However, it does mean that your email server will have to be available 24/7 since there is no in between server to retry if the email fails to be delivered. Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.
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Hi I have a small app that is included with my main app's. All it does is collet the users feedback and emails the same to me. When the mod goes to email should I ? Use my send mail account to carry the mail? or Use the cleints email account? Since send does not require a password either will be easy. I need some input on this as a friend said if I used my mail server in the U.S. from the other side of the world it might not work. Best Wishes and Happy Holiday's, ez_way
Why email? Why not just do an HTTP post to a script running on your server? You could capture a lot more data in an organized manner that way. (Your script can even send a notification message to a tech support address). /ravi Let's put "civil" back in "civilization" Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com