> -=> Quoting Kevin Campbell to All on 12 May 97 <=-
> KC> Does anyone have any info or source on programming for SMTP. I have
> KC> RFC821, but it has no information at all by the looks of things, on
> KC> how to recieve mail...
> It does. It is a transport protocol to transport mail from one host to
> another.
Yes, but the problem is how to get another host to initiate a transation to
you using SMTP.
> I think what you're after is "How does a mail client app get the mail
> from a user's mailbox?" This is (almost universally) done using the
> Post Office Protocol Version 3, otherwise known as POP3, which is
> defined by RFC 1939.
Trouble is, I cannot use POP3 for the program I'm writing. I need to be able
to re-map domains, and POP3 only allows for a single address (as far as I
know).
> Have Fun!
I Will :)
Thanks - Kev
Kevin Campbell
Sysop of Deimos BBS
E-Mail: Sysop@Deimos.unmanned.co.uk
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