Convert HTML Web Page to Email and Send

Converts an HTML page at a URL into an email with embedded images and sends it.

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use chilkat;

# The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3)
# and sending (SMTP) email.
$mailman = new chilkat::CkMailMan();

# The MHT component can be used to convert an HTML page
# from a URL, file, or in-memory HTML into an email
# with embedded images and style sheets.
$mht = new chilkat::CkMht();

# Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
$success = $mailman->UnlockComponent("30-day trial");
if ($success != 1) {
    print "MailMan component unlock failed" . "\n";
    exit;
}

$success = $mht->UnlockComponent("30-day trial");
if ($success != 1) {
    print "Mht component unlock failed" . "\n";
    exit;
}

# There are two ways of embedding images in emails: with CIDs
# and without.  When using CIDs, the IMG SRC attributes use
# urls that begin with "CID:" and the corresponding image
# embedded within the email includes a Content-ID header field.
# When not using CIDs, the IMG SRC attribute can have a URL,
# path, etc. and the corresponding image embedded within
# the email has a matching Content-Location header field.

# When testing with GMail, if CIDs are used the email will
# be displayed with images blocked (by default) unless
# the user allows them to be displayed.  Without CIDs,
# the images are automatically displayed.

# When testing with Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Outlook Express,
# embedded images display correctly with our without CIDs.

# When testing with Yahoo! Mail, embedded images display OK.
# However, the Yahoo! Mail user has the option of blocking
# images.  If this is turned on, the CID images will still
# display correctly even though images are blocked.  Why?
# It's because when viewing the email there is no external
# HTTP request to fetch an image.  Therefore, a spammer
# cannot get an indication that you've read the email.
# However, if CIDs are not used, the images are blocked by
# any Yahoo! Mail user that has image blocking turned on --
# even though the images are embedded.

# I haven't tested Hotmail yet...
# Regardless, there is no perfect solution.  If CIDs are used,
# GMail users may block your embedded images, if CIDs are not
# used, Yahoo! Mail users may block your embedded images.

# I recommend setting using CIDs.  This is what Mozilla Thunderbird
# does by default, and it's the more clear an unambiguous way
# to indicate that images are indeed embedded.
$mht->put_UseCids(1);

$email = $mht->GetEmail("http://www.bonairefishing.com/");
if ($email == null ) {
    print $mht->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$email->put_Subject("Test HTML email");

# This example is tested in:
# Outlook 2000, Eudora 7, Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9, Outlook Express 6, GMail, Yahoo Mail
$email->AddTo("Chilkat Support",'support@chilkatsoft.com');

# Note: Chilkat does not regularly check our GMail and Yahoo
# email accounts.  Please send support email to support@chilkatsoft.com
$email->AddTo("Chilkat on Yahoo",'chilkat_software@yahoo.com');
$email->AddTo("Chilkat on GMail",'chilkat.support@gmail.com');

$email->put_From('admin@chilkatsoft.com');

$mailman->put_SmtpHost("smtp.comcast.net");

$success = $mailman->SendEmail($email);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $mailman->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print "HTML Email Sent!" . "\n";