Email / SMTP / SSL Catalyst

[TimStone]

I've posted several times on email issues.

FWH SMTP works fine for me, but not for some of my clients. I believe the issue is SSL / TSL support. I believe some of my clients have email services requiring SSL, and the SMTP program in FWH does not support it.

I tried CDO but it is not installed on most of my clients systems. It was an "epic fail" in the field although I got it working here.

Randal suggested Catalyst Socket Tools. I downloaded the demo version, but it would sure save a lot of time if I could see a sample of its use in FWH. I haven't seen any posts from him in a couple of months. Has anyone else used it ?

I want to do builds with FW + xHarbour ( .com ) + Pelles C and also with FW + Harbour + MSVC

Thanks

Tim

[reinaldocrespo]

Tim/Everyone;

In order for a development platform to survive, it must adapt. The truth is that SSL is evermore prevalent in most SMTP/MAPI mail servers out there. Unless Fw's SMTP class adapts, it will become obsolete (if not so already). The right thing would be for SMTP to be enhanced to work with SSL. I hope Antonio and/or any other fw developer takes notice and gets persuaded to do so.



Reinaldo.

[TimStone]

It would appear that ALL effort right now is on the FiveWeb project.

SSL has been an issue for many years but has never been addressed.

You are correct that it is critical. I have clients who have SSL requirements and they are very upset because they do not get the same features others have, but they also have no alternatives. They do get mad at me and sometimes that means they take their business elsewhere.

Tim

[Rick Lipkin]

Tim

One of our friends in this forum suggested the See32 c++ library for SMTP. I have some examples on how to use with FW unfortunately I had to move on to another project and never had the opportunity to work with this product.

Here is the website ( MarshallSoft Computing ) and there is a trial download... there is a .dll that has to be distributed with your program.

http://www.marshallsoft.com/

Let me know if you need the FW code examples ..

Thanks
Rick Lipkin

[TimStone]

Thanks ... I got the samples and the lib to test ...

It seems straight forward except I need to modify it for SSL.

Tim