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SMTP Connect and Authenticate

Demonstrates how to connect and then authenticate with an SMTP server.

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llSuccess = .F.

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loMailman = createobject("CkMailMan")

loMailman.SmtpHost = "smtp.mail.us-west-2.awsapps.com"
loMailman.SmtpSsl = .T.
loMailman.SmtpPort = 465

llSuccess = loMailman.SmtpConnect()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loMailman.LastErrorText
    release loMailman
    return
endif

loMailman.SmtpUsername = "john@example.com"
loMailman.SmtpPassword = "the_password"

llSuccess = loMailman.SmtpAuthenticate()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loMailman.LastErrorText
    release loMailman
    return
endif

? "Authenticated!"

? loMailman.SmtpSessionLog

// Sample session log:

// 220 smtp.us-west-2.mail.awsapps.com ESMTP Amazon WorkMail SMTP Service
// EHLO SLICE<CRLF>
// 250-smtp.us-west-2.mail.awsapps.com
// 250-8BITMIME
// 250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
// 250 Ok
// AUTH LOGIN<CRLF>
// 334 VXNlcm5hbWU6
// am9obkBleGFtcGxlLmNvbQ==<CRLF>
// 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6
// {PasswordOrCredentials}
// 235 Authentication successful.


release loMailman