Question Visual Basic 2008 SMTP Question

[griffithdesign]

I am useing Google SMTP and I want my program for example to say when you get a new message in your inbox. What I am going to do is make the program play a sound when you get a new message in your inbox. Dose anyone know how to make that work?

 

[JohnH]

SMTP is a protocol for sending mail, to receive you need to support POP or IMAP protocols. Both can be done in VB.Net using a TcpClient to connect and communicate according to the protocols.

[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol]Simple Mail Transfer Protocol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol]Post Office Protocol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol]Internet Message Access Protocol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]