Scheduling notification emails

[Bill]

I've used a untility called ClickYes, available from the
web.

-----Original Message-----
Hi
I have spent a number of hours reviewing the information

on this subject and I am becoming a bit discouraged. I am
developing an equipment manager applicaion in Access. I
would like the program to be able to generate emails
automatically for various purposes (eg. to notify a
responsible individual that a piece of equipment is due
for preventative maintenance). I am trying to work out
two issues:

1. Scheduling the code that will send the emails - I know

that windows has a built in scheduling utilitiy and also
that there are others that are available. What I am not
clear about is where the scheduler should be set up. I
have a laptop computer that is not always connected to the
network. Is this type of thing generally done on a server
or is it generally done on some other dedicated (i.e. non
user) computer?

2. Sending the emails - If I try and send the emails

through outlook the security features in outlook will
prevent this from occuring in an unattended fashion. This
seems like a commonly required type of functionality.
What is the best way around the security features in
Outlook? (use a different email program that supports
automation?) How does Microsoft expect a developer to
design functionality for automated email notificaitons
with the security features that have been implimented in
Outlook?

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply Bill. I will check into Click Yes .... I have read other posts where it was identified as a good utility.