SMTP Server from PPC

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Hi I have an app using CF on PPC 2002. I am looking for way to provide support to my users for when they have problems. I am looking to have them push a button on their app and it will zip then email their SQL database to me. The problem is I need to install a default smtp server on their pda so they don't have to enter their own (which will probably be closed off so people can't spam off it).

If you have other ideas I would be up for it. I though about FTP but I need to know who they are which email will allow for

Thanks
Aaron
 
To send an email you need an SMTP client, not server. Your device can go to
a preset SMTP server or perform a DNS lookup (which is trickier as CF does
not support DNS lookups for records other than "A")

You can use any SMTP server with authentication enabled to avoid relaying.
Ideally users would specify their own smtp server

Kifaro said:
Hi I have an app using CF on PPC 2002. I am looking for way to provide
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support to my users for when they have problems. I am looking to have them
push a button on their app and it will zip then email their SQL database to
me. The problem is I need to install a default smtp server on their pda so
they don't have to enter their own (which will probably be closed off so
people can't spam off it).
If you have other ideas I would be up for it. I though about FTP but I
Click to expand...
need to know who they are which email will allow for.
 
Why not ftp and name the file with the pda name? that would identify it... I
use a similar scenario in my application... of course you have to manage pda
names.
also this might be of interest
http://www.leederbyshire.com/OWA-PDA.asp

éric

Kifaro said:
Hi I have an app using CF on PPC 2002. I am looking for way to provide
Click to expand...
support to my users for when they have problems. I am looking to have them
push a button on their app and it will zip then email their SQL database to
me. The problem is I need to install a default smtp server on their pda so
they don't have to enter their own (which will probably be closed off so
people can't spam off it).
If you have other ideas I would be up for it. I though about FTP but I
Click to expand...
need to know who they are which email will allow for.
 
Perhaps you could use a Web service to upload the data? It might bloat the
data a bit, but it would be the easier than writing an SMTP or FTP client.
Otherwise you may want to look into building an HTTP upload client.

Kifaro said:
Hi I have an app using CF on PPC 2002. I am looking for way to provide
Click to expand...
support to my users for when they have problems. I am looking to have them
push a button on their app and it will zip then email their SQL database to
me. The problem is I need to install a default smtp server on their pda so
they don't have to enter their own (which will probably be closed off so
people can't spam off it).
If you have other ideas I would be up for it. I though about FTP but I
Click to expand...
need to know who they are which email will allow for.
 
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