PureSMTP library : mail & attachments (AUTH supported)

loulou · **Joined:** Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:42 am **Posts:** 23

Can you developed a version in which html mail will be possible ?

gnozal · **Posted:** Fri Dec 31, 2010 11:43 am

loulou wrote:

Can you developed a version in which html mail will be possible ?

I do not know any SMTP command to handle the outbox.

DoubleDutch · **Posted:** Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:09 pm

It may be handy to have a function to send RAW commands to the SMTP server and get the RAW reply (on the current PureSMTP connection)? Possible the same for the PurePop3 library too?
(I wish Fred would add this to his FTP and Mail libraries)

gnozal · **Posted:** Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:23 pm

DoubleDutch wrote:

It may be handy to have a function to send RAW commands to the SMTP server and get the RAW reply (on the current PureSMTP connection)? Possible the same for the PurePop3 library too?

Sending some user defined text is not a problem.
But how to handle the server answer ? It maybe a short text, megabytes of data, or an error message.
This is handled by a message loop in PureSMTP.

DoubleDutch · **Posted:** Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:40 pm

I see what you mean, maybe specify a timeout in the send command - all data captured in an expanding memory buffer until that time has passed since last data reply? It could default to 1/2 second? The memory address would be the return parameter?

eg:

Code:

reply=PureSMTP_RawSend(command$[,timeout])
if reply
.
.
.
   FreeMemory(reply)
endif

This way other users can add commands that may be missing (they may only be on certain servers and not part of the official SMTP spec?) and submit them to you for 'offical' inclusion (if you like)?

gnozal · **Posted:** Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:57 pm

I will try to think of something usable.

C64 · **Joined:** Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:40 am **Posts:** 151

Is PureSMTP_SetContentType() meant to remember its setting after PureSMTP_CloseSMTPConnection() is called? Because once I set the content type to "text/html" and send an email, and close the connection, the next email sent is also "text/html" instead of the default of "text/plain". I would've thought the default would be used whenever PureSMTP_OpenSMTPConnection() is called?

Basically, I currently have to do this with my program:

Code:

;monospaced is a global variable depending on how I want to send.

If PureSMTP_OpenSMTPConnection(...)=#PureSMTP_Ok
  If monospaced=1
    PureSMTP_SetContentType("text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1")
  Else
    PureSMTP_SetContentType("text/html; charset=iso-8859-1")
  EndIf
  result=PureSMTP_SendMail(...)
  PureSMTP_CloseSMTPConnection()
EndIf

gnozal · **Posted:** Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:24 pm

C64 wrote:

Is PureSMTP_SetContentType() meant to remember its setting after PureSMTP_CloseSMTPConnection() is called?

Yes, like PureSMTP_SetXMailer() and PureSMTP_SetBoundary().
Set the value to "" to reset to default value.

I have updated the help file.

C64 · **Joined:** Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:40 am **Posts:** 151

Thank you. Another question (for you or any lurkers): I can easily send image attachments with PureSMTP, but what about sending an HTML email with the image embedded? I know I'd have to compose the email body with HTML tags, but I'm unsure of how I'd get the image data in there. Base64 I assume, with boundaries? Am I close? Can someone post some theory so I can do the practice? Thanks again.

C64 · **Joined:** Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:40 am **Posts:** 151

Found a bug (I think) in PureSMTP today, when trying to use PureSMTP_AddHeader(). Reproducible code follows (without my data). Example taken from the PureSMTP help file. Using PureBasic 4.51 and the latest PureSMTP library, on XP (32-bit). Turning the Purifier on gives a different address in the error message, rather than 0. Changing the addresses in MailTo and MailFrom doesn't fix the error.

Code:

Line: 12 - Invalid memory access. (write error at address 0)

Code:

MySMTPServer.s = "MySMTPServer"
MySMTPPort.l = 25
If PureSMTP_OpenSMTPConnection(MySMTPServer, MySMTPPort) = #PureSMTP_Ok
  Debug PureSMTP_GetLastServerMessage()
  MailTo.s = "whoever@you.want"
  MailFrom.s = "root@127.0.0.1"
  Subject.s = "Test"
  MsgBody.s = "Testing PureSMTP"
  Attachments.s = ""
  ;Username.s = "TEST"
  ;Password.s = "TEST"
  PureSMTP_AddHeader("X-MSMail-Priority", "High")
  ; sending mail
  Status.l = PureSMTP_SendMail(MailTo, MailFrom, Subject, MsgBody)
  If Status = #PureSMTP_Ok
    Debug "Message : sent"
    Debug "Status = " + Str(Status)
  Else
    Debug "Message : something went wrong !"
    Debug "Status = " + Str(Status)
    Debug PureSMTP_GetLastServerMessage()
  EndIf
  PureSMTP_CloseSMTPConnection()
Else
  Debug "OpenSMTPConnection failed"
  Debug PureSMTP_GetLastServerMessage()
EndIf

gnozal · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:05 pm

C64 wrote:

Found a bug (I think) in PureSMTP today, when trying to use PureSMTP_AddHeader(). Reproducible code follows (without my data). Example taken from the PureSMTP help file. Using PureBasic 4.51 and the latest PureSMTP library, on XP (32-bit). Turning the Purifier on gives a different address in the error message, rather than 0. Changing the addresses in MailTo and MailFrom doesn't fix the error.

Sorry, I can't reproduce the issue : the mail is sent with high priority as expected.
No debugger error.
No purifier alert.
No crash.
PB4.51 / XP sp3 x86

C64 · **Joined:** Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:40 am **Posts:** 151

I noticed I also get the exact same crash with just one line in the IDE like this (compile/run it):

Code:

PureSMTP_AddHeader("X-MSMail-Priority", "High")

What does this do on your PC?

gnozal · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:16 pm

C64 wrote:

I noticed I also get the exact same crash with just one line in the IDE like this (compile/run it):

Code:

PureSMTP_AddHeader("X-MSMail-Priority", "High")

What does this do on your PC?

Nothing.
Note : this function just adds an element to a linked list in the library.

C64 · **Joined:** Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:40 am **Posts:** 151

With the Purifier enabled, the single line compiles and runs fine. Disabled, it crashes. Just musing out loud.

[Update] Just noticed that if I enable "Create Threadsafe Executable", the single lines causes this:

Code:

---------------------------
PureBasic - Linker error
---------------------------
POLINK: error: Unresolved external symbol '_PB_StringBasePosition'.
POLINK: fatal error: 1 unresolved external(s).
---------------------------
OK
---------------------------

DoubleDutch · **Posted:** Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:18 pm

You should do a reinstall of purebasic and the extra libs - it works fine on mine.

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