Sending email via Perl through MS Exchange Server

[c800spd]

Hello,

Uptil now I have looking at writing a script employing use of SMTP module and also sender-mail. But not having success and believe this may becasue my machine not using SMTP but goes through MS Exchange server.

Can someone please suggest how I go about doing this and aslo what module I need to install?

BTW I am running Activstate Perl
This is perl, v5.8.6 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
(with 3 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)
on WIN2000.

[c800spd]

Sorted!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[QuietDean]

Great! Sorry that no-one could help, that was quite a specialised question. Would you mind sharing your solution for those that come after?

[ALL]

ya, i would have helped you, but i am in the stage where i know how to code cgi/perl, but still need to learn all the special variables, and some of the functions (i used to know VB, VB.NET, and little C#, but decided to take a swing at cgi/perl)

[xfactor33]

Hi, I am interesed in doing something similar. Can you post your solution? I am pretty good a perl programming, however I have no previous experience working with SMTP and MS Exchange.

Thanks

[xfactor33]

After struggling for a while (because first time coding email programs) I was able to find how to do the trick, Using Perl modules MIME::Lite and Net::SMTP you can accomplish this (send emails through an ms exchange smtp server) If you need authentication (ie. server does not relay) then substitute Net::SMTP for Net::SMTP_auth. The trick to make this two work together is to create a email message with MIME::Lite (you can add attachments, use html or text) then convert the MIME::Lite object into a string (there is a method to do it within the module) then using the datasend(string) method from Net::SMTP your email will be ready to go.