email via winsock needing userid/password

[SteveInBeloit]

Hi,
I have some code that sends email for ACCESS using Winsock. All was well
until it switched to a new mailserver that requires a userid and password to
send the mail. I can't figure out how in the code that sets up winsock to
supply the username and password.
Anyone ran into this?
Thanks,
Steve

 

[TC]

The method will be explained in the specifications for the SMTP
protocol. It's nothing to do with winsock as such, you won't find it in
the winsock specs.

IIRC, it's the AUTH command. Try googling on "SMTP AUTH" without the
quotes.

There's another authentication method called "POP before SMTP", aka
"SMPT after POP". It might be that one instead. You'd have to ask the
mailserver admin to be sure.

HTH,
TC (MVP Access)
(off tomorrow)