Product Overview:

Features:

Electronic mail is the most prevalent application in computer networking and its use has evolved beyond the simple exchange of text messages between two people. For the developer, e-mail provides a reliable means for sending and receiving messages where the protocols are based on well-known and widely used standards. The Catalyst Internet Mail component provides an interface to e-mail services, allowing developers to easily implement this functionality in their own software without requiring general knowledge of network programming or specific application protocols. The Internet Mail component provides a single interface for composing, sending and retrieving e-mail messages. Instead of using separate controls to format, retrieve and send messages, the developer can use a single ActiveX or .NET component for much of the same functionality without the inherent complexity and coding. For most applications, this is the only component that will be needed to process e-mail messages. However, in some cases a program may require the advanced features of a specific SocketTools component, such as sending extended authentication commands or custom server-specific options. In this situation, the Internet Mail component can be seamlessly integrated with the other SocketTools components to build a more complex solution that requires a greater degree of customization.