[AccessD] BLAT

Jim

...check your website host's mail system ...many provide an alternate port 
to allow you to send mail from your desktop without going through your ISP 
...I do this routinely through the host I use, Parcom.net.

William

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From: "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 3:10 PM
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [AccessD] BLAT

> 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
>
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