19. Sending emails

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19. Sending emails

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In a Web site, emails make it possible to:

simplify communication between Web users: sending emails to the site manager, mailshot, etc.
validate an order: in a business site, an email is sent to the Web users in order to validate their orders.
transfer data from a computer to another one: the new orders entered in a business site are transferred by email to the company headquarters, etc.

Two methods can be used to send emails from a site.

1 Sending the email from the Web user's computer

Use this method when the Web user must send an email to a specific address: author of site, technical support, sales department, ...

The EmailOpenMail browser function is used to open the email software of the Web user. Some parameters can be filled by default: email address of recipient, ...

This method allows you to use the messaging software of Web user: no specific process must be performed in the WEBDEV site.

2 Sending the email from the server (Session or AWP pages only)

In this case, the server manages the emails.

The emails can be sent:

in the WEBDEV site directly (for an email data transfer, or for an order confirmation email, for example);
by the email spooler (supplied with WEBDEV).

Use this method for a custom management of emails:

checking the content of the emails sent by the web users ("mailing-list" site),
checking the validity of recipient address,
encrypting the information sent by email,
validating a process, etc.

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