[VB] Creating an email client

[rollinup]

How do you create an email client like Outlook express with VB? I know its hard but I just need a little something to get me started :happy:

[session]

write some codes :)

[rollinup]

Haha easier said than done ;)

[_I am Reptar]

  session? said:

write some code:):)

lol,well said

[rollinup]

If only I were good at VB then maybe I would :p

[session]

buy some books and read then you will be good at VB and can just write some codes! :)

//The point is, you don't really expect people to start a thread and ask "How do I make an OE-like program." Someday, someone would create a thread and ask "How do I make a Windows-like OS in notepad?"

[rollinup]

Well I'm just looking for a little hint here and there ;) I dont need the whole thing done for me by someone

[aldo]

Well it sounds like you do ;).

To make a very simple program like OE you'd need to:

Have some sort of list view which can get the messages off a POP3 server

Have reply and compose abilities and be able to send via SMTP

And also track which messages have been read.

Not really that hard. Learn some POP3 and SMTP commands and see how you get on.

[Maleboligia]

-EDIT-

I re-read the topic and realized my post was not applicable. My reply explains how to auto-configure Outlook not create a client like Outlook. Sorry.

-EDIT-

Edited July 20, 2004 by Maleboligia

[John Veteran]

Title edited

[anog]

  session? said:

//The point is, you don't really expect people to start a thread and ask "How do I make an OE-like program." Someday, someone would create a thread and ask "How do I make a Windows-like OS in notepad?"

And.. how do you:whistle:e:

[Veiva]

  anog said:

And.. how do you? :whistle:

That was uncalled for! ;)

You need a compiler too! Not just notepad! Then you can ask. :yes: :whistle: ;)

[anog]

Can you write an OS using VBScript and IE as the "compiler"? :rolleyes:

[John Veteran]

  anog said:

Can you write an OS using VBScript and IE as the "compiler"? :rolleyes:

:rolleyes:

OSes need to have bootloaders that take over control of all the hardware. That won't happen while Windows is running, unless you make "virtual" hardware...

[James Rose]

Here is an example of a simple SMTP app from VB:

SMTP: VB6

SMTP: VB.NET

Since I only glanced at these examples I really can't give you any more info. Good luck

[Ultra Frosty]

Ill try it. It seems to be a good project to work on for the week. I program in C#, so I will convert it to VB when I finish it.

[Ultra Frosty]

If you need an idea how to use POP in .NET check this out:

http://www.thecodeproject.com/csharp/pop3client.asp

[Andareed]

If you want to get hardcore, you can read up on the SMTP and POP3 protocols here:

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc821.html (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1939.html (Post Office Protocol - Version 3)