[AccessD] BLAT

Jim,

You can always go through a service like no-ip which will do 
mail forwarding for you.  It costs but it is an option. 
Basically you then send on 3325 instead of 25, to a NoIP 
smtp server and they forward it on.

I started using them because it allowed me to travel with my 
notebook without having my email address broken.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Jim Lawrence wrote:
> Hi max:
> 
> I have seemed to follow through items 1 to 4 without issue. The problem is
> not whether BLAT will send out its email. It does but a number of times it
> fails with not apparent reason. It seems very unstable.
> 
> Maybe the netvicious SMTP server might be the key... Currently my ISP has
> blocked all use of port 25 and no mail can be sent out other than via a
> direct call to their SMTP server.
> 
> If possible you could send more details on your configuration as there may
> be something I overlooked or a new avenue that should be pursued.
> 
> MTIA
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:34 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] BLAT
> 
> Jim, I am fairly new to this but what I have  got working without any
> problems is:
> 
> 1. Have Blat.exe in the given folder.
> 2. Output a blat.txt file with list of addressees
> 3. Create a blat.bat file pointing to blat.exe with input file of blat.txt
> (see blat parameters for examples)
> 4. shell command to invoke blat.bat
> 
> I use the netvicious smtp server to send it and this has worked well with no
> restrictions and no cost and no reliance on any ISP.
> No DLLs.  No Registration.   Just call the blat.exe file.   The netvicious
> file sends the email using local host on port 25.
> 
> Max
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: 22 January 2009 19:08
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: [AccessD] BLAT
> 
> Hi All:
> 
> I have set up a client, who has some legacy software (command based), with
> the email client BLAT exe file. When testing it appears to be working
> correctly but when running this on the client's site there appears to be
> some instability. Sometime the message goes through and sometime not. 
> 
> I have not been able to create an error checking routine that catches all
> the errors. I am also wondering if the BLAT dll might be a better way to go?
> Is the better option than BLAT? I am not sure whether the IPS host is
> translating some of the emails as spam?
> 
> Any suggestions or alternatives would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Jim
>