FM10 SMTP... follow-up question

WIN XP SP3

I had spotty results as well. trying various email accounts:

pop.x.y refuses to send

smtp.x.y appears to send but never shows up...

smtpauth.x.y is ok

Is there an error handler in the SMTP stuff?

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> Has anybody effectively used the "send mail" script step with the SMTP
> option?
>
> Testing, I sent emails to myself at 3 different addresses: the pop
> account I have with my ISP (drizzle.com), a yahoo account and a gmail
> account. With yahoo and gmail it does not show up, even in the Junk
> Mail. With drizzle.com, it never shows up in my email-client
> inbox, but if I log into drizzles web-based email page, I'll find the
> test emails in their server-side spam box.
>
> If I send the same test email, with the same subject, body, From: and
> Reply-To, but use my normal email Mac email client, it does fine.
>
> So, I'm wondering if anybody can report that they've sent out an email
> from within filemaker using the SMTP option and know that it was
> received.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Greg
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I copied the smtp info directly from outlook (inclding username and password
if log-in is required.

and all work fine in outlook but not in FM 10...

so it apparently is not the smtp setup

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I've had no problems at all with this. You have presumably set up the
"from" part of it correctly in FileMaker? If you are having delivery
problems with this, it is not the fault of FileMaker -- it is either
your SMTP setup, or it is your sending mail server or your receiving
mail server not being able to match the sender name/address with a
real server or address.

On Jan 11, 9:24 pm, wrote:
> Has anybody effectively used the "send mail" script step with the SMTP
> option?
>
> Testing, I sent emails to myself at 3 different addresses: the pop
> account I have with my ISP (drizzle.com), a yahoo account and a gmail
> account. With yahoo and gmail it does not show up, even in the Junk
> Mail. With drizzle.com, it never shows up in my email-client
> inbox, but if I log into drizzles web-based email page, I'll find the
> test emails in their server-side spam box.
>
> If I send the same test email, with the same subject, body, From: and
> Reply-To, but use my normal email Mac email client, it does fine.
>
> So, I'm wondering if anybody can report that they've sent out an email
> from within filemaker using the SMTP option and know that it was
> received.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Greg
 >> Stay informed about: FM10 SMTP... follow-up question 

Guy wrote:

> and all work fine in outlook but not in FM 10...

SMTP is not a mail sender, it has to be accepted by your ISP's smtp as
an "honourable" SMTP. The goal is fighting spam.

each ISP has its one way of doing that...

usually, ISP think you don't have to use a professional tool like a SMTP
feature, unlelss you'll pay for a professional account...
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"Guy" wrote in message

> WIN XP SP3
>
> I had spotty results as well. trying various email accounts:
>
> pop.x.y refuses to send
>
> smtp.x.y appears to send but never shows up...
>
> smtpauth.x.y is ok
>
> Is there an error handler in the SMTP stuff?

A provider can call their servers anything they like, but pop.x.y is usually
the incoming email server, so obviously you won't be able to send via that.
The smtp.x.y is the one for sending email. Some providers use other names
like mail.x.y.

Many Internet providers will also not let you send email via their mail
servers unless you are logged in via an account with them, so if for xample
you are trying to send emails using your home Internet provider's servers
from a work connection, it may not work. Authentication may solve this with
some email providers.

I don't know how FileMaker 10 handles all the settings (or even if it
handles them all), but as long as you copy everything from a working email
application, incuding port numbers, etc., then it should work in FileMaker
too ... but is is a brand new feature and may still have some bugs that need
fixing.

Helpful Harry )
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not true... e.g. pop.mindspring.com is used for both receive and send.

Guy

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"Your Name" wrote in message

>
> "Guy" wrote in message
>
>> WIN XP SP3
>>
>> I had spotty results as well. trying various email accounts:
>>
>> pop.x.y refuses to send
>>
>> smtp.x.y appears to send but never shows up...
>>
>> smtpauth.x.y is ok
>>
>> Is there an error handler in the SMTP stuff?
>
> A provider can call their servers anything they like, but pop.x.y is
> usually
> the incoming email server, so obviously you won't be able to send via
> that.
> The smtp.x.y is the one for sending email. Some providers use other names
> like mail.x.y.
>
> Many Internet providers will also not let you send email via their mail
> servers unless you are logged in via an account with them, so if for
> xample
> you are trying to send emails using your home Internet provider's servers
> from a work connection, it may not work. Authentication may solve this
> with
> some email providers.
>
> I don't know how FileMaker 10 handles all the settings (or even if it
> handles them all), but as long as you copy everything from a working email
> application, incuding port numbers, etc., then it should work in FileMaker
> too ... but is is a brand new feature and may still have some bugs that
> need
> fixing.
>
> Helpful Harry )
>
>
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