Send Email without SMTP Server

I am newbie.
I try to send email without SMTP Server or from fake email account. It's for registration account which send activation code to new user email but prevent the user to reply back from their email. Someone know how to do it ?

I try using mail() but it always returns FALSE.

You can write/buy/install a small SMTP server on your own computer and it will send the email directly to the users POP3 server. If you don't want them to respond to this email just put that statement in the email that this is an unmonitored email account, do not reply to this email, that is the standard way.

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Originally Posted by Jackyquah

I try using mail() but it always returns FALSE.

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Mail requires a SMTP server and all settings correctly set up to read the SMTP server. Since SMTP is not a receiving server, there is nothing on SMTPs end that will keep it from being repliable. If you want, you can set the headers reply to as a different email address. From the receiving server, you will have to block the replies. This can't be done with SMTP. SMTP only listens and sends off a packet.

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Originally Posted by Vanaj

You can write/buy/install a small SMTP server on your own computer and it will send the email directly to the users POP3 server. If you don't want them to respond to this email just put that statement in the email that this is an unmonitored email account, do not reply to this email, that is the standard way.

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How can I write/install a small SMTP server and...
can you put a short code to explain how to send an email?
Can we send an email without especify a server? How?

c ya!

You create/buy a small SMTP server and install it on your local machine, then when sending you email you use YOUR SMTP server not an ISP's and your SMTP server will act just like an ISP's and send the email directly to the POP server of the intended person(s). I use the TCP/IP toolbox from http://www.theultimatetoolbox.com/ to create my SMTP server, they include the source code with their toolbox and is fully MFC compliant.

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Originally Posted by Vanaj

You create/buy a small SMTP server and install it on your local machine, then when sending you email you use YOUR SMTP server not an ISP's and your SMTP server will act just like an ISP's and send the email directly to the POP server of the intended person(s). I use the TCP/IP toolbox from http://www.theultimatetoolbox.com/ to create my SMTP server, they include the source code with their toolbox and is fully MFC compliant.

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Unless you want to waste money, just search Google for free SMTP Servers. There is also a post of one as an attachment on one of my threads.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=352536

Hi,

it's simple

use SendMail.dll for it

//Now prepare your message.
MailMessage mail = new MailMessage();
mail.To.Add("[email protected]");
mail.From = new MailAddress("[email protected]");
mail.Subject = "Send email without SMTP server";
mail.Body = "Yep, its workin!!!!";

//Send message
string domain = mail.To[0].Address.Substring(mail.To[0].Address.IndexOf('@') + 1);
//To Do :need to check for MX record existance before you send. Left intentionally for you.
string mxRecord = SendSMTP.DnsLookUp.GetMXRecords(domain)[0];
SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient(mxRecord);
client.Send(mail);

Go to http://dvgoswami.googlepages.com for complete details.

Do not use Dll provided for commercial use.
it should be used for only testing purpose.

Done!

D V Bava

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