[AccessD] BLAT

Hi Jim

So you send out mail via your ISP's SMTP server?

If so I see no reason to have the NetVicious SMTP in between.
Try to let Blat connect directly to your ISP SMTP server for a while and watch if the problem persists.

ISP SMTP servers usually run very stable.

Now, if only Blat could send via STARTTSL (SSL), you could mail out via a GMail account on port 465 or 587. Not very fast but very stable.

/gustav

>>> accessd at shaw.ca 22-01-2009 21:10 >>>
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