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SMTPit has a very simple, but very important job: send email SMTPit is a program that has a very simple, but very important task: send email. Because SMTPit is a plug-in, it has a natural advantage over FileMaker's built in Send Mail script step. Using SMTPit to send email means that you do not have to use any other application but FileMaker. It also means that you can write your email script once and know that it will work on any version of FileMaker after version 4, and any version of windows and mac.
Besides this basic functionality, SMTPit has more to offer than the built in Send Mail script step. You can send any number of attachments and reference them dynamically. You can send HTML messages. You can create email headers. You can basically send any type of email that you can dream up. On top of all that, it is extremely easy to use.
A few possible uses:
Because SMTPit enables you to send email directly from FileMaker, the possibilities are countless. You can use SMTPit to send personalized email newsletters, respond to inquiries from the web, or even integrate it into point of sale solutions. Because SMTPit gives you extensible features like Headers and Footers, and HTML support, you can have an even greater control over the messages that you can send.
Here are some key features of "SMTPit":
Supports normal email fields such as To, CC, BCC, From, Subject, and Body.
Support for unique Header and Footer fields in the Plain Text Body and HTML Body of your email messages.
Ability to append to all email fields, including the Headers and Footers, with the exception of the From field.
Add extra Email Headers, such as "X-Mailer: SMTPit", with your email messages.
Attach multiple files to your emails.
Create HTML Emails with inline graphic images.
Japanese and Central and Eastern European character support.
Connect and Disconnect functions for Mass Email solutions.
Status Window for showing what SMTPit is doing at all times.
Server Authentication support for logging into your mail server.
PathToDB function for returning the path to the folder containing your database on the hard drive.
Multi-part email support.
Send and Connect functions can take optional parameters to enhance their functions.
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