SMTP_Send with multiple addresses

[bob.miller]

Hi Everyone,

I'm scratching my head at this one; from the NUG archives it seems that
others have been able to send email to multiple addresses using SMTP_SEND.
This doesn't work for me; if I send email using this command with email
addresses separated by commas (no spaces), I get a SMTP 501 syntax error.
If I send to each email address separately, it works fine, so it isn't a
syntax error with one of the email addresses.  Also, when I call SMTP_To
with an address list before calling SMTP_Send, there is no error returned.

I send hundreds of emails, each to a single recipient, using SMTP_To and
SMTP_Send commands and have not had problems.

Interestingly, I can send email to multiple addresses using the same syntax
of separating by commas with no spaces, using SMTP_QuickSend without
problems.

Is there a difference between SMTP_Send and SMTP_QuickSend in regards to
the format needed for the email address list?

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- Bob Miller
Parker Hannifin Corp.



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[Bernadette McMahon]

I use SMTP_Send with multiple addresses with no problem.

Try putting spaces in the multiple addresses. My code concatenates  
the email addresses from selected records, using ", " [comma and  
space] between each (and the final comma and space stripped off).

Some other things to check:

  - does your ISP limit the number of email addresses you can have in  
one message? I ran into this at one point. If I recall correctly, it  
didn't cause an error, but the message was only delivered to some of  
the addresses.

  - what level of authentication is required by your ISP for sending  
email? As I read the docs, SMTP_Auth has five different levels. I  
struggled a long time with making this work properly.

Bernadette McMahon
Objective Systems of VA LLC

On Jul 9, 2008, at 11:48 AM, bob.miller@... wrote:

>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm scratching my head at this one; from the NUG archives it seems  
> that
> others have been able to send email to multiple addresses using  
> SMTP_SEND.
> This doesn't work for me; if I send email using this command with  
> email
> addresses separated by commas (no spaces), I get a SMTP 501 syntax  
> error.
> If I send to each email address separately, it works fine, so it  
> isn't a
> syntax error with one of the email addresses.  Also, when I call  
> SMTP_To
> with an address list before calling SMTP_Send, there is no error  
> returned.
>
> I send hundreds of emails, each to a single recipient, using  
> SMTP_To and
> SMTP_Send commands and have not had problems.
>
> Interestingly, I can send email to multiple addresses using the  
> same syntax
> of separating by commas with no spaces, using SMTP_QuickSend without
> problems.
>
> Is there a difference between SMTP_Send and SMTP_QuickSend in  
> regards to
> the format needed for the email address list?
>
> 4D 2004.4 Windows, 4D Internet Commands
>
> - Bob Miller
> Parker Hannifin Corp.
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------------
> "PLEASE NOTE: The preceding information may be confidential or
> privileged. It only should be used or disseminated for the purpose
> of conducting business with Parker. If you are not an intended
> recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and
> then delete the information from your system. Thank you for your
> cooperation."
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