Using BLAT to automate EMail

[angiole]

Hello,
I'm posting this item here because a keyword search revealed a lot of expertise for this item was in this forum.

PROBLEM:
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I am attempting to use BLAT to batch email. We are an exchange environment, and BLAT requires the smtp address.

I entered the following:

C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32>blat - install "@drhc.com" "ab.bb@drhc.com" 1 25

with the result:

SMTP server set to @drhc.com on port 25 with user aa.bb@drhc.com, retry 1 time(s)

I now try to send myself something:

C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32>blat "rsvp.ini" -t "aa.bb@drhc.com"

with the result:

Sending rsvp.ini to aa.bb@drhc.com
Login name is aa.bb@drhc.com
Error: Can't resolve (mailserver) hostname.Error: Not a socket.
C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32>

I probably do not have the smtp server set properly.
We are new to Exchange. I am also doing this underground.
Basically I am unsupported in this effort.

I assure you this effort is legit. I am migrating delimited message files to users on their desktops, some in the neighborhood of 15,000 messages, plus attachments.

I programmatically developed a proc in VB (works great) but Outlook 2002 has blessed me with an unbypassable warning of messages originating from an external program. For 15,000 messages this will not do.

QUESTION:
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Can I find my smtp address using a utility, or through the registry?

Cut my teeth on DOS, so I'm not afraid of command line work.

Many thanks in advance to anyone who can provide some insight.

Angelo A 8~)



AA 8~)

 

[strongm]

You should have a host name and a domain for your Exchange Server

eg: my_exchange_server.acme.com

Installing Blat should then be:

blat -install my_exchange_server.acme.com myname@acme.com

 

[angiole]

Thanks,
The question is how do I find this piece of information.
I ping localhost and it provides the following:

Pinging nca6762633e.drhc.com [127.0.0.1] with 32 bytes of data

Is this the server name?

Thanks again

AA 8~)

 

[strongm]

Er...where is your Exchange Server installed? On the local machine? In which case the host name is nca6762633e.drhc.com

 

[angiole]

Thanks strongm

This is a typical LAN environment, so is the server on the LAN, my guess is yes, and outlook 2002 is the desktop client.

I responded with the ping message before in case someone might find it useful in answering the question.

Hope helps.

AA

AA 8~)