The NetMailBot Command Line

 

Recall that you will need at minimum three things to send an email:

 

• An email address to send the email to. Example, jdoe@hotmail.com or your email address. 
• An email address to send the email from. Example, msmith@hotmail.com or your email address. 
• Your email server address. Example, mail.domain.com or your email server address. If you don't know your SMTP server name, contact your ISP or network administrator to find out 

 

In a DOS Command Window, type the following, filling in your particular details for the placeholders below: 

                          

NetMailBot -to {your email address here} -from {your email address here}

-server {your SMTP server name here} (Press Enter)

 

This is the simplest invocation of NetMailBot possible - the email sent will have no subject nor any actual message body.

 

In this example we are not using a batch file, just a straight command line invocation.

 

The Results

 

Once you type the above and press the Enter key, you will see something similar to to the following: 

                          

Connecting to mail.server.com

Preparing message

Adding TO(1): info@server.com

Sending message

Sending Message: 100%

Disconnecting

 

Mail sent successfully to 1 recipients

 

If you see the text "Mail sent successfully", then you have successfully sent an email to the email address you entered. 

If you do not see the success message, check the error message that NetMailBot displayed. 

 

• Did you enter the correct email server name? 
• Did you type the to and from email addresses correctly?

 

If you are still having problems, contact ExclamationSoft support for assistance.