Re: POP3 Client

From: A.M (nospam1_at_online.nospam)
Date: 09/23/04


Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:38:55 -0400


SMTP and POP3 components are not complicated and Commercial components for
SMTP and POP3 are over priced.
I think open source solutions are preferable solution for most TCP/IP
components.

Thanks,
Alan

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <skeet@pobox.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1bba455da30a026798b485@msnews.microsoft.com...
> Nick Malik <nickmalik@hotmail.nospam.com> wrote:
> > Granted, the .net classes called the lightweight CDO object, but I don't
> > quite know why you'd need to replace that one... it's not the same as
the
> > MAPI CDO class that we used to use a couple of years ago.
>
> It still requires CDO to be installed though, which it may not be on
> all boxes. There are various other limitations to the built-in one,
> too.
>
> > As for an open source POP3 client...
> > perhaps this article will help
> > http://www.developerfusion.com/show/4071/
> >
> > I would recommend, however, a commercial component.
> > Saving a few bucks by reinventing the wheel doesn't make a lot of sense.
>
> Nor does spending money when there are high quality open source
> components available, though :)
>
> --
> Jon Skeet - <skeet@pobox.com>
> http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
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