My company has created a Web-based mass emailing application that sends via several mail objects (such as ASPEmail, CDONTS, JMail, etc). We have had alot of success with the objects we have programmed for, but now someone wants to use Lotus to send.
I am not familiar with Lotus at ALL (I have been researching a little) and it is hard to know where to begin.
Are there any scripts or tutorials for scripts that I could use in my application to send mail through Lotus? Something along the lines of:
Set MyMail = Server.CreateObject(“LotusNotes.Mail”)
To = “info@info.com”
From = “me@info.com”
Body = “Hello”
MyMail.Send
Is there anything the client would have to install to use such a script, too?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
Subject: Need info on using Lotus as SMTP for ASP scripts
Notes can (and probably is) running a native SMTP router. What is sounds like you are wanting is to create a native notes mail.
If you can clarify, we’ll try to help.
Thanks.
Subject: RE: Need info on using Lotus as SMTP for ASP scripts
Thanks for your reply Joseph.
I tried to do a little research on “Native Notes Mail” but came up short.
Basically, we have a web-based mail sending app (not a Webmail - just sends from one account, doesn’t check accounts or anything) that right now is programmed to be able to send mail using one of several mail objects - such as CDONTS, ASPEmail, JMail, etc.
In our ASP script, we are creating the instance of the mail object (such as Server.CreateObject(“CDONTS.NewMail”)), then setting the proper attributes (mail.FromAddress = “info@info.com” etc) and using the mail object’s SEND command to complete the send.
This new client wants to be able to send in the same manner (or however it works…) not using one of the 6 mail objects we recommend, but directly through Lotus Server.
Is there a script that we can use that will create an instance of Lotus mail, let us define mail properties and send - all using ASP?
I saw some ASP code in the COM Toolkit help file, but it’s not exactly what we need. That seems to be a tool for creating APIs using COM and Lotus.
We’re not interested in accessing the Lotus server other than simply using its SMTP mail object (if that exists). We don’t need to access user DBs other than to perhaps check the user’s login info for sending. We don’t need to really retrieve anything, just get the emails from our app to the Lotus Server’s outbox/mail spool/whatever.
Sorry if I’m being vague. I’ve never once dabbled in the world of Lotus.
Thanks again for your reply.