Which Mail object to use?

[baden]

From other's experiences, I would like to know what would be the better one to use for sending html content.

Let's say you create an email to send (online) using a rich HTML editor. If you have a file system setup and include an image file from the server in the content - this is emailed with the content, using one of the following, correct??

Recommendations please, re:

CDONTS, ASPQMail, ASPMail, SMTPmail, Dundas - ASPMailer,
Persits - ASPEmail, ASP Smart - aspSmartMail

 

[CassidyHunt]

I use CDO mostly because I have the code written. Also CDONTS won't work on newer versions of IIS. I am not as familiar with the other objects but I do know that CDO has a method just for sending HTML content emails.

For example:

'Sample code used found@

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q286431

'-----------------------------------------------------------------
Const cdoSendUsingMethod = "

http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing"

Const cdoSendUsingPort = 2
Const cdoSMTPServer = "

http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver"

Const cdoSMTPServerPort ="

http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserverport"

Const cdoSMTPConnectionTimeout = "

http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpconnectiontimeout"

Const cdoSMTPAuthenticate = "

http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpauthenticate"

Const cdoBasic = 1
Const cdoSendUserName = "

http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusername"

Const cdoSendPassword = "

http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendpassword"

set Fields = m_objCDOcon.Fields

'Setting up Message parameters
with Fields
.Item(cdoSendUsingMethod) = cdoSendUsingPort
'Replace with your SMTP server
.Item(cdoSMTPServer) = "smtp.mail.com"
.Item(cdoSMTPServerPort) = 25
.Item(cdoSMTPConnectionTimeout) = 10
'Only used if SMTP server requires Authentication
.Item(cdoSMTPAuthenticate) = cdoBasic
.Item(cdoSendUserName) = "Username"
.Item(cdoSendPassword) = "Password"
.Update
end with

'Passing parameters to message object
Set m_objCDO.Configuration = m_objCDOcon

With m_objCDO
'Replace with email you wish the message to be sent to
.To = "email@email.net"
'Replace with email you wish the message to be from
.From = "Do@Not.Respond.net"
'Replace with subject
.Subject = "Subject Line"
'Replace with information you want to be sent
.HTMLBody = "HTML Body Here"
.Send
End With

As you can see I use the HTMLBody tag there. I know this code works and is also found on the Microsoft website.

Hope that helps.

Cassidy

 

[TheCandyman]

It depends who you are sending it through, if your ISP uses IIS then yes use CDO or CDONT(older), i have also used the Dundas products, they are faily good too. Just depends, some are easy to mess with AND support HTML messages.

 

[ethorn10]

I use persits with aspemail and sending html email is not a problem. You just have to set a property to true (IsHTML). I have no complaints with it.

 

[dataplayer]

I am using Dundas since the server does not support MS CDONT. Dundas is working fine.

Frank

 

[sugarthans]

You cant rely on CDONTS mail object. Sometimes all the mails colelcted in the mailroot/Queue folder and after soem time all the mails get fired at the same time. I have exprience often these kind of problems.Would advise you to go either for aspmail or Jmail.

Sugarthan