[Javascript] automated firing off emails

[Travis D. Falls]

javamail is extremly robust and it is a free api for
java, if your webserver (tomcat is free) has the java
mail api on it.  


--- "Baren, Gary" <BarenG at DNB.com> wrote:
> If IIS is installed on the computer with the SMTP
> service, CDONTS and CDOSYS
> objects are available to create and send emails from
> WScript and ASP. 
> 
> CDONTS is easy, but inflexible and does not report
> errors. It can only send
> using the SMTP pickup directory.
> 
> CDOSYS or CDO 2000 is more complex but is much more
> robust. It can send
> using SMTP pickup or SMTP port and if you get an
> error, you'll know the
> source.
> 
> Information on using both can be found at
> http://msdn.microsoft.com.
> CDONTS.Newmail would do well for a search to find a
> quick and dirty
> solution.
> 
> Gary Baren
> MCSD
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark [mailto:mark_weinstock at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 1:38 PM
> To: javascript at LaTech.edu
> Subject: Re: [Javascript] automated firing off
> emails
> 
> To me, this would be a security problem. I could
> create a script that
> automatically sends email from your PC without your
> knowing it. 
> 
> From a technical side, how would you know what mail
> client was (or
> even IF there was a mail client) on the PC?
> 
> 
> --- bill.marriott at agric.nsw.gov.au wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> > 
> > Has anyone had experience in using javascript to
> automate the
> > sending of 
> > emails
> > 
> > I don't just mean mailto where it opens up your
> mail client but
> > something 
> > that will actually fire off an email from your
> mail client
> > 
> > thanks
> > 
> >  Bill Marriott
> > Analyst/Programmer
> > Information Technology
> > NSW Agriculture
> > Orange
> > 
> > Ph.  02 6391 3657
> > Fax. 02 6391 3290
> > 
> > 
> > This message is intended for the addressee named
> and may contain 
> > confidential information. If you are not the
> intended recipient or 
> > received it in error, please delete the message
> and notify sender.
> > Views 
> > expressed are those of the individual sender and
> are not
> > necessarily the 
> > views of their organisation.
> 
> 
> =====
> Mark Weinstock
> mark_weinstock at yahoo.com
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