Microsoft Access Email FAQ - Directly via the Winsock

Last updated 09/27/2010

Ok so this approach is a lot more work and requires a lot of code.  But it has a certain amount of appeal to this propeller head.  <smile> You have a lot more control over what is happening and you don't need third party controls or files with all the distribution headaches they imply.

• Programmer's Toolkit (VB/Winsock) for Internet Mail  You can find an explanation of the concepts behind this code in the book: Programmer's Guide to Internet Mail by John Rhoton, Digital Press 1999. ISBN: 1-55558-212-5
• Internet Programming with Visual Basic
• Email-dispatch by Winsock.dll by fellow MVP Klaus Oberdalhoff
• Semi-Air code You'll have to scroll down a few pages.
• Email Sending UserControl VB 6.0 code which should be easily adapted to VBA.  ( 2007-12-18)

•  WinINet Reference  

There are likely many other links but these are what I've come across so far..

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