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How to send SMTP Mail via Port using CDOSYS with Basic Authentication

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Here is a sample script to send SMTP mail via Port using CDOSYS with Basic Authentication.

 

 

    1:  'Sending SMTP Mail by Port 25 Using CDOSYS with Basic Authentication

    2:  'Refer the following article for sending mail with out using authentication : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms992546(EXCHG.65).aspx  

    3:  'IMP: Please update the TODO: marked line as per the information required earlier than using the script

    4:   

    5:  Dim iMsg

    6:  Dim iConf

    7:  Dim Flds

    8:  Dim strHTML

    9:  Dim strSmartHost

   10:   

   11:  Const cdoSendUsingPort = 2

   12:  Const cdoBasic = 1

   13:   

   14:  strSMTPServer = "mail.example.com" 'TODO:

   15:  username = "user" 'TODO:

   16:  password = "password" 'TODO:

   17:   

   18:   

   19:  set iMsg = CreateObject("CDO.Message")

   20:  set iConf = CreateObject("CDO.Configuration")

   21:   

   22:  Set Flds = iConf.Fields

   23:   

   24:  ' set the CDOSYS configuration fields to use port 25 on the SMTP server

   25:   

   26:  With Flds

   27:  .Item("https://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing") = cdoSendUsingPort

   28:  .Item("https://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver") = strSMTPServer

   29:  .Item("https://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserverport") = 25

   30:  .Item("https://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpauthenticate") = cdoBasic 

   31:  .Item("https://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusername") = username     

   32:  .Item("https://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendpassword") = password

   33:  .Item("https://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpconnectiontimeout") = 60

   34:  .Update

   35:  End With

   36:   

   37:  ' build HTML for message body

   38:  strHTML = "<HTML>"

   39:  strHTML = strHTML & "<HEAD>"

   40:  strHTML = strHTML & "<BODY>"

   41:  strHTML = strHTML & "<b> This is the test HTML message body</b></br>"

   42:  strHTML = strHTML & "</BODY>"

   43:  strHTML = strHTML & "</HTML>"

   44:   

   45:  ' apply the settings to the message

   46:  With iMsg

   47:  Set .Configuration = iConf

   48:  .To = "nrnoble@example.com" 'TODO: 

   49:  .From = "nrnoble@example.com" 'TODO:

   50:  .Subject = "This is a test CDOSYS message (Sent via Port 25) with Basic Authentication"

   51:  .HTMLBody = strHTML

   52:  .Send

   53:  End With

   54:   

   55:  ' cleanup of variables

   56:  Set iMsg = Nothing

   57:  Set iConf = Nothing

   58:  Set Flds = Nothing

   59:   

   60:   

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