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// Open POP3 for reading mail | // Open POP3 for reading mail | ||
− | m_open = mailopen("mailserver.company.com", "username", "password") | + | m_open = mailopen("mailserver.company.com", "username", "password", "POP3") |
if not m_open | if not m_open | ||
dialog box mailerror() | dialog box mailerror() | ||
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// Open SMTP for sending | // Open SMTP for sending | ||
− | m_open = mailopen("mailserver.company.com","username","password" , "SMTP") | + | m_open = mailopen("mailserver.company.com","username","password", "SMTP") |
if not m_open | if not m_open | ||
dialog box mailerror() | dialog box mailerror() |
Latest revision as of 10:42, 6 July 2011
Purpose
Function to connect to the specified mail server
Syntax
MAILOPEN(<expC1>, <expC2>, <expC3> [, <expC4>])
See Also
CLOSEMAIL(), COUNTMAIL(), DELETEMAIL(), MAILATTACH(), MAILCLOSE(), MAILCOUNT(), MAILDELETE(), MAILERROR(), MAILHEADER(), MAILNODENAME(), MAILREAD(), MAILSAVEAS(), MAILSEND(), MAILUSERNAME(), OPENMAIL(), READMAIL(), SENDMAIL()
Description
The MAILOPEN() function is used to connect to the specified mail server. The mail type POP3 should be used for reading mail, and SMTP used for sending mail.
Parameters | Required | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
<expC1> | Yes | None | The node name or IP address of the mail server |
<expC2> | Yes | None | The user name with which to connect to the mail server |
<expC3> | Yes | None | The password for the user name |
<expC4> | No | POP3 | The mail protocol type. POP3 and SMTP are the currently supported protocols. |
If successful the MAILOPEN() will return .T., otherwise .F.. The MAILERROR() function can be used to return the error message if the MAILOPEN() fails.
Example
// Open POP3 for reading mail m_open = mailopen("mailserver.company.com", "username", "password", "POP3") if not m_open dialog box mailerror() endif mailclose() // Open SMTP for sending m_open = mailopen("mailserver.company.com","username","password", "SMTP") if not m_open dialog box mailerror() endif mailclose()
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