[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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