Learn how easy it is to use Visual Basic to send mail with your default mail client and open your user's default web browser.
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Remie Bolte begins his series on developing .NET SMTP and POP3 e-mail components for an outlook express look-alike Web-based e-mail application. This article provides a thorough overview of the SMTP RFC.
Create a GUI for an FTP Client with VB.NET
Paul Kimmel demonstrates the implementation of a Windows GUI for an FTP client, and along the way, presents the skills you need to complete the FTP solution or similar kinds of applications.
Send E-Mail from Your Web Applications
Use the given code and configuration to send e-mails from your Web pages.
Cool Chat - A Chat Program written in VB6
Learn about a two-user chat program that shows how to check for and send emails in the same program. (Added: 30-Jul-2000)
Which Program Handles that File Extension?
Discover how you can have your Visual Basic .NET programs automatically open files in their default applications for you.
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