newbie - automate email

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i have no experience w/ windows server but am trying to come up with a way to
automate an email.

I want to email a file on Server A. (Can't use outlook to send b/c requires
user being logged on & then there's outlook's security prompt) every Monday.
Windows server is Server B.

Is there a way to do this via the windows server? Does smtp just send email
w/o security prompts? Can things be sent by the system as opposed to a user
being logged on?

If anyone could point me in the right direction....I am trying to learn. Not
even sure what to be googling.

thanks for the help.

patti
 
Re: newbie - automate email

hello,

smtp protocol need smtp server somewhere, which will relay the mail.
You will also need a protocol to download them the mail (pop3 /imap4).

I wouldn't use this way. Use instead DFS or FTP or copy over netbios if
available

--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"patti" <patti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:42782A0F-6F38-4DC2-8EEC-C2D37018A4B8@microsoft.com...
>i have no experience w/ windows server but am trying to come up with a way
>to
> automate an email.
>
> I want to email a file on Server A. (Can't use outlook to send b/c
> requires
> user being logged on & then there's outlook's security prompt) every
> Monday.
> Windows server is Server B.
>
> Is there a way to do this via the windows server? Does smtp just send
> email
> w/o security prompts? Can things be sent by the system as opposed to a
> user
> being logged on?
>
> If anyone could point me in the right direction....I am trying to learn.
> Not
> even sure what to be googling.
>
> thanks for the help.
>
> patti
>
 
Re: newbie - automate email


"patti" <patti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:42782A0F-6F38-4DC2-8EEC-C2D37018A4B8@microsoft.com...
>i have no experience w/ windows server but am trying to come up with a way
>to
> automate an email.
>
> I want to email a file on Server A. (Can't use outlook to send b/c
> requires
> user being logged on & then there's outlook's security prompt) every
> Monday.
> Windows server is Server B.
>
> Is there a way to do this via the windows server? Does smtp just send
> email
> w/o security prompts? Can things be sent by the system as opposed to a
> user
> being logged on?
>
> If anyone could point me in the right direction....I am trying to learn.
> Not
> even sure what to be googling.
>
> thanks for the help.
>
> patti
>

You could use a command line mailer, e.g. blat.exe. It's downloadable
from a number of sites.
 
Re: newbie - automate email

Email a file from one server to another? Of course you do know that in order
to send and receive email there must be email accounts associated. What are
you trying to accomplish in the end run?

"patti" <patti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:42782A0F-6F38-4DC2-8EEC-C2D37018A4B8@microsoft.com...
>i have no experience w/ windows server but am trying to come up with a way
>to
> automate an email.
>
> I want to email a file on Server A. (Can't use outlook to send b/c
> requires
> user being logged on & then there's outlook's security prompt) every
> Monday.
> Windows server is Server B.
>
> Is there a way to do this via the windows server? Does smtp just send
> email
> w/o security prompts? Can things be sent by the system as opposed to a
> user
> being logged on?
>
> If anyone could point me in the right direction....I am trying to learn.
> Not
> even sure what to be googling.
>
> thanks for the help.
>
> patti
>
 
Re: newbie - automate email

Also mapisend.exe if you have the Exchange Resource Kit or you can download
as long as you have a licensed copy of Exchange, I think you're OK to use
it.

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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>
> "patti" <patti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:42782A0F-6F38-4DC2-8EEC-C2D37018A4B8@microsoft.com...
>>i have no experience w/ windows server but am trying to come up with a way
>>to
>> automate an email.
>>
>> I want to email a file on Server A. (Can't use outlook to send b/c
>> requires
>> user being logged on & then there's outlook's security prompt) every
>> Monday.
>> Windows server is Server B.
>>
>> Is there a way to do this via the windows server? Does smtp just send
>> email
>> w/o security prompts? Can things be sent by the system as opposed to a
>> user
>> being logged on?
>>
>> If anyone could point me in the right direction....I am trying to learn.
>> Not
>> even sure what to be googling.
>>
>> thanks for the help.
>>
>> patti
>>
>
> You could use a command line mailer, e.g. blat.exe. It's downloadable
> from a number of sites.
>
 
RE: newbie - automate email

Wow - Thanks for fast responses.

Mathieu- i am unfamiliar w/ dfs or ftp. Does windows server have an smtp
server?

Pegasus- can blat this grab attachments? can it be scheduled to pickup
attachment?

Joe- Doesn't exchange require a user logged on?

SBS Rocker- i want to send a report every monday to 3 people in-house. Does
smtp have a default administrator that can generate the email?

Is smtp even something to consider here? I think i'm way in over my head but
i'm still splashing.


"patti" wrote:

> i have no experience w/ windows server but am trying to come up with a way to
> automate an email.
>
> I want to email a file on Server A. (Can't use outlook to send b/c requires
> user being logged on & then there's outlook's security prompt) every Monday.
> Windows server is Server B.
>
> Is there a way to do this via the windows server? Does smtp just send email
> w/o security prompts? Can things be sent by the system as opposed to a user
> being logged on?
>
> If anyone could point me in the right direction....I am trying to learn. Not
> even sure what to be googling.
>
> thanks for the help.
>
> patti
>
 
Re: newbie - automate email

through IIS, you can have an smtp server. But you would already have one as
people have mail

you can give to blat a file to attach. it's a simple exe, you will have to
use scheduled tasks

You can set blat to send from anything you want, but the smtp must accept
it.

--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"patti" <patti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A66536D1-0835-4CDE-9FC6-98C6E808F006@microsoft.com...
> Wow - Thanks for fast responses.
>
> Mathieu- i am unfamiliar w/ dfs or ftp. Does windows server have an smtp
> server?
>
> Pegasus- can blat this grab attachments? can it be scheduled to pickup
> attachment?
>
> Joe- Doesn't exchange require a user logged on?
>
> SBS Rocker- i want to send a report every monday to 3 people in-house.
> Does
> smtp have a default administrator that can generate the email?
>
> Is smtp even something to consider here? I think i'm way in over my head
> but
> i'm still splashing.
>
>
> "patti" wrote:
>
>> i have no experience w/ windows server but am trying to come up with a
>> way to
>> automate an email.
>>
>> I want to email a file on Server A. (Can't use outlook to send b/c
>> requires
>> user being logged on & then there's outlook's security prompt) every
>> Monday.
>> Windows server is Server B.
>>
>> Is there a way to do this via the windows server? Does smtp just send
>> email
>> w/o security prompts? Can things be sent by the system as opposed to a
>> user
>> being logged on?
>>
>> If anyone could point me in the right direction....I am trying to learn.
>> Not
>> even sure what to be googling.
>>
>> thanks for the help.
>>
>> patti
>>
 
Re: newbie - automate email

OK let me try to understand what you presumely want to do. Is this email
generated report sent to a legitimate email account such as
administrator@domain.com or is it just a file that is created daily that you
need to email to the 3 clients?

"patti" <patti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A66536D1-0835-4CDE-9FC6-98C6E808F006@microsoft.com...
> Wow - Thanks for fast responses.
>
> Mathieu- i am unfamiliar w/ dfs or ftp. Does windows server have an smtp
> server?
>
> Pegasus- can blat this grab attachments? can it be scheduled to pickup
> attachment?
>
> Joe- Doesn't exchange require a user logged on?
>
> SBS Rocker- i want to send a report every monday to 3 people in-house.
> Does
> smtp have a default administrator that can generate the email?
>
> Is smtp even something to consider here? I think i'm way in over my head
> but
> i'm still splashing.
>
>
> "patti" wrote:
>
>> i have no experience w/ windows server but am trying to come up with a
>> way to
>> automate an email.
>>
>> I want to email a file on Server A. (Can't use outlook to send b/c
>> requires
>> user being logged on & then there's outlook's security prompt) every
>> Monday.
>> Windows server is Server B.
>>
>> Is there a way to do this via the windows server? Does smtp just send
>> email
>> w/o security prompts? Can things be sent by the system as opposed to a
>> user
>> being logged on?
>>
>> If anyone could point me in the right direction....I am trying to learn.
>> Not
>> even sure what to be googling.
>>
>> thanks for the help.
>>
>> patti
>>
 
Re: newbie - automate email

Yes, blat.exe can grab attachment. And of course it
can be scheduled, same as any other command.


"patti" <patti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A66536D1-0835-4CDE-9FC6-98C6E808F006@microsoft.com...
> Wow - Thanks for fast responses.
>
> Mathieu- i am unfamiliar w/ dfs or ftp. Does windows server have an smtp
> server?
>
> Pegasus- can blat this grab attachments? can it be scheduled to pickup
> attachment?
>
> Joe- Doesn't exchange require a user logged on?
>
> SBS Rocker- i want to send a report every monday to 3 people in-house.
> Does
> smtp have a default administrator that can generate the email?
>
> Is smtp even something to consider here? I think i'm way in over my head
> but
> i'm still splashing.
>
>
> "patti" wrote:
>
>> i have no experience w/ windows server but am trying to come up with a
>> way to
>> automate an email.
>>
>> I want to email a file on Server A. (Can't use outlook to send b/c
>> requires
>> user being logged on & then there's outlook's security prompt) every
>> Monday.
>> Windows server is Server B.
>>
>> Is there a way to do this via the windows server? Does smtp just send
>> email
>> w/o security prompts? Can things be sent by the system as opposed to a
>> user
>> being logged on?
>>
>> If anyone could point me in the right direction....I am trying to learn.
>> Not
>> even sure what to be googling.
>>
>> thanks for the help.
>>
>> patti
>>
 
Re: newbie - automate email

A report is generated every monday (access vba module produces the data). I
want to automatically have this report sent to the same 3 people in the
company every monday.

The report i& database are on one server.
We use schedule on a windows terminal server to launch a windows script that
exceutes the access module. (This all works)
How can i get the report emailed automatically to those three people? i
can't use outlook b/c it requires a user logged in.

if smtp server is enabled on windows server, can the administraive account
do this?
thanks for the help.

"SBS Rocker" wrote:

> OK let me try to understand what you presumely want to do. Is this email
> generated report sent to a legitimate email account such as
> administrator@domain.com or is it just a file that is created daily that you
> need to email to the 3 clients?
>
> "patti" <patti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A66536D1-0835-4CDE-9FC6-98C6E808F006@microsoft.com...
> > Wow - Thanks for fast responses.
> >
> > Mathieu- i am unfamiliar w/ dfs or ftp. Does windows server have an smtp
> > server?
> >
> > Pegasus- can blat this grab attachments? can it be scheduled to pickup
> > attachment?
> >
> > Joe- Doesn't exchange require a user logged on?
> >
> > SBS Rocker- i want to send a report every monday to 3 people in-house.
> > Does
> > smtp have a default administrator that can generate the email?
> >
> > Is smtp even something to consider here? I think i'm way in over my head
> > but
> > i'm still splashing.
> >
> >
> > "patti" wrote:
> >
> >> i have no experience w/ windows server but am trying to come up with a
> >> way to
> >> automate an email.
> >>
> >> I want to email a file on Server A. (Can't use outlook to send b/c
> >> requires
> >> user being logged on & then there's outlook's security prompt) every
> >> Monday.
> >> Windows server is Server B.
> >>
> >> Is there a way to do this via the windows server? Does smtp just send
> >> email
> >> w/o security prompts? Can things be sent by the system as opposed to a
> >> user
> >> being logged on?
> >>
> >> If anyone could point me in the right direction....I am trying to learn.
> >> Not
> >> even sure what to be googling.
> >>
> >> thanks for the help.
> >>
> >> patti
> >>
>
>
>
 
Re: newbie - automate email

I do this sort of thing routinely with blat.exe: Send the
report with its attachment to a number of people
via the SMTP server operated by my ISP. It does
not matter whether the recipients are inside or outside.


"patti" <patti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0E8D96DC-D1A6-4F57-B688-8EBE12371188@microsoft.com...
>A report is generated every monday (access vba module produces the data). I
> want to automatically have this report sent to the same 3 people in the
> company every monday.
>
> The report i& database are on one server.
> We use schedule on a windows terminal server to launch a windows script
> that
> exceutes the access module. (This all works)
> How can i get the report emailed automatically to those three people? i
> can't use outlook b/c it requires a user logged in.
>
> if smtp server is enabled on windows server, can the administraive account
> do this?
> thanks for the help.
>
> "SBS Rocker" wrote:
>
>> OK let me try to understand what you presumely want to do. Is this email
>> generated report sent to a legitimate email account such as
>> administrator@domain.com or is it just a file that is created daily that
>> you
>> need to email to the 3 clients?
>>
>> "patti" <patti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A66536D1-0835-4CDE-9FC6-98C6E808F006@microsoft.com...
>> > Wow - Thanks for fast responses.
>> >
>> > Mathieu- i am unfamiliar w/ dfs or ftp. Does windows server have an
>> > smtp
>> > server?
>> >
>> > Pegasus- can blat this grab attachments? can it be scheduled to pickup
>> > attachment?
>> >
>> > Joe- Doesn't exchange require a user logged on?
>> >
>> > SBS Rocker- i want to send a report every monday to 3 people in-house.
>> > Does
>> > smtp have a default administrator that can generate the email?
>> >
>> > Is smtp even something to consider here? I think i'm way in over my
>> > head
>> > but
>> > i'm still splashing.
>> >
>> >
>> > "patti" wrote:
>> >
>> >> i have no experience w/ windows server but am trying to come up with a
>> >> way to
>> >> automate an email.
>> >>
>> >> I want to email a file on Server A. (Can't use outlook to send b/c
>> >> requires
>> >> user being logged on & then there's outlook's security prompt) every
>> >> Monday.
>> >> Windows server is Server B.
>> >>
>> >> Is there a way to do this via the windows server? Does smtp just send
>> >> email
>> >> w/o security prompts? Can things be sent by the system as opposed to a
>> >> user
>> >> being logged on?
>> >>
>> >> If anyone could point me in the right direction....I am trying to
>> >> learn.
>> >> Not
>> >> even sure what to be googling.
>> >>
>> >> thanks for the help.
>> >>
>> >> patti
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
 
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