Re: how to identify mail server availabitlity for a PC on cable?
- From: "Rob Lancaster" <robert.lancaster12@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:22:27 GMT
"Rich" <Rich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I want to build an simple email smtp client app similar to outlook except
with some custom features for a personal computer that uses comcast cable.
The owner of the computer said she doesn't have a comcast email and uses
gmail instead, but the internet service provider is comcast. This
computer
also does not have MS Office loaded - otherwise I would open Outlook and
see
what mail server it is using.
On my development machine at my home, I use dsl and can access the mail
server from my dsl provider which is the same mail server that my Outlook
is
using (actually, I got the mail server from Outlook). And on my
workstation
at the workplace (which uses comcast), I can also reach the mail server
from
my dsl. But on my friend's personal computer, I could not reach the mail
server from my dsl provider or from her comcast provider. Bottom line - I
don't really know how mail servers and email work - too well. I found a
sample email smtp client app on the net (in C#) which I was able to apply
to
my personal computer at my home, and also at my workplace. But same code
not
working on my friend's computer - it either can't resolve the mail server
or
access denied.
Is there a way I could find what mail server is available for this
computer
the way Outlook would find it without having to load Outlook on this
computer?
Thanks,
Rich
Outlook finds the mail server ( and other details it needs - account name,
password, and some others) by presenting a wizard to the user when it is
first run, and asking them to enter the information, which should have been
provided to them by their ISP. Your application will need to provide
something similar to the user. (Your friend will have to contact their ISP
if they don't have the details.)
Rob
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