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Best way to send an email through Delphi

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minckle

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I need to be able to send an email through Delphi with a couple of requirements.

Im using Delphi v5.

Requirement 1 - its important that the email is sent directly from delphi and does not load Outlook(or equivalent) in any way.

Requirement 2 - No history of the email sent should be saved in outlook(or equivalent).

I realise you can use ShellExecute / mailto, but when i try all the examples on the net it brings the email up in Outlook and then saves the emails in your sent items. Is there a way to send it automatically from delphi.

thanks



 
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Easy...

Make sure you have the JVCL installed ( and use the JvMail component...

JvMail1.Recipient.AddRecipient('email@mail.com', 'Mr. Smith');
JvMail1.Subject := 'My Subject';
JvMail1.Body.Append(txtMESSAGE.Text);
JvMail1.SendMail(True);

There are many more properties, but this should get you started.

Paul

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Try the Indy components: TIdSMTP and TidMessage

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Hi thanks 4 your help

I've installed Indy components, but when i run a example i get the following error. could you shed any light on where i am going wrong.

Error: Project1.exe raised exception class EIdProtocolReplyError with message'5.7.1 Unable to relay for m.inckle@btinternet.com. Process stopped.

Code:
SMTP.host := 'localhost';
SMTP.Port := 25;

//setup mail message
MailMessage.From.Address := 'matt@softwareskills.co.uk';
MailMessage.Recipients.EMailAddresses := 'm.inckle@btinternet.com';

MailMessage.Subject := 'aaaa';
MailMessage.Body.Text := 'aaaa';

//send mail
try
try
SMTP.Connect(1000);
SMTP.Send(MailMessage);
except on E:Exception do
showmessage('Error');
end;
finally
if SMTP.Connected then
SMTP.Disconnect;
end;
 
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I have used the ICS componets to do this, but there is a lot of overhead, and stuff to know to use these properly. I dont know if the Indy components are the same. But the Jedi component would seem to be excellent, if that is all that is involved.


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Minckle,

Indy & code is ok.
are you running a local smtp server?

if not, you must point the SMTP.host towards one that can relay the email for you...

Daddy

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I've downloaded Indy and every thing seems to be working ok. The next stage would be to send a formatted email, i.e an email using different fonts/colours/sizes. Is this possible? I've changed the Content type to 'text/html' but it doesnt seem to work as easy as that.

Any 1 got any thoughts?
 
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If you want to send an email as HTML, then you need to construct the email as you would any HTML page i.e.
Code: 
<html>
  <head>
    <style>
      <!-- formatting of html tags goes here -->
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <!-- content goes here -->
  </body>
</html>
If you have Outlook on your computer, locate an HTML email you have received, right-click the content area of the email, select "View Source" from the pop-up menu. This will give you a clue as to how to do it.

If you don't know HTML very well, then visit W3 Schools

Clive
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Hi thanks I've got that working now, the only problem is - how do i convert what a users types into a RichText Editbox into HTML?? will there be a downladable convertor?
 
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Check out this page: (scroll to the bottom of the page for an answer.

Clive
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