EMail plugin for NSIS

apollo51
8th March 2004 17:55 UTC

EMail plugin for NSIS
I could write a SMTP Relay plugin for NSIS in Delphi 7...
This way you won't need a SMTP server to send the email.

Anyone interested?

flizebogen
8th March 2004 19:25 UTC

Sounds interessing, but i guess there is a big chance that it might be abused for spam.

But i would be interested in a plugin that en/decrypts a given value. (For secure storing of passwords)

apollo51
8th March 2004 19:32 UTC

Why hot use the MD5 plugin, or a 3DES dll?

apollo51
8th March 2004 20:15 UTC

Well, here's my first version.

I will work on the format Name<username@host.com> soon, you can use e-mail addresses only now.

Joel
9th March 2004 01:54 UTC

Sounds a great idea :up:

I tested in my XP home and compiled the example. I got this MessageBox Could not send e-mail to author! apollo51@home.nl

Also change the values with my custom and the same. I think the problem might be that the DLL needs some runtime pre-installed, since is from Delphi 7. I check it with my favorite resource hacker.
According the dependecy checker, we need a some of *.bpl to run the DLL:
indy70.bpl
rtl70.bpl
Must be Delphi runtime

Vytautas
9th March 2004 06:01 UTC

I thinks its just a compiler setting, cos I use Delphi 7 and my programs do not depend on any run-time libraries.

Vytautas

apollo51
9th March 2004 06:59 UTC

Compiled with rtl and indy runtime packages but I think it won't run again

apollo51
9th March 2004 07:57 UTC

Originally posted by Vytautas
I thinks its just a compiler setting, cos I use Delphi 7 and my programs do not depend on any run-time libraries.

Vytautas

Yes, it is but when I use Delphi's default package setting the dll is 100kb+ and that's too big...

apollo51
9th March 2004 09:57 UTC

The latest version can be downloaded at: http://www.apollo51.demon.nl/nsis/SMTPRelay.zip

Because it's larger than 100kb :(

But it supports sender name now by using the < > characters around the email address.

atsuk
9th March 2004 11:47 UTC

great job
well done Apollo51, i like it!

Joel
9th March 2004 14:47 UTC

There you go! ;)

fabiochelly
9th March 2004 15:18 UTC

Because it's larger than 100kb :(

Try to use the indy components without using forms.
Or use the ICS components : they propose a define to use them without using forms.
Try also to replace any SysUtils functions by your own ones.

atsuk
9th March 2004 15:59 UTC

i don't understand.it works with some e-mails, but doesn't with some others.that's weird. are there some caracters, that are not supported i.e. " _ " in recipient e-mail?
am i the only one, who has this problem?

apollo51
9th March 2004 16:04 UTC

I don't know, only tested it with some stupid subjects and bodies

All I know is that not all domains are supported, @hotmail.com works fine, and @home.nl too

atsuk
9th March 2004 16:05 UTC

heh..just edited my reply... in recipient e-mail

apollo51
9th March 2004 16:08 UTC

try sending the same mail to a recipient that worked before

atsuk
9th March 2004 16:10 UTC

works fine...i've done it many times

apollo51
9th March 2004 16:13 UTC

I really don't know why some recipients can't be reached... maybe some servers block smtp relay clients?

atsuk
9th March 2004 16:25 UTC

but is there way to make sure, that mail really is delivered to recipient? i mean at the moment nsis will not alert about errors, but mail is not delivered

apollo51
9th March 2004 16:45 UTC

I don't know (yet) how to track that, because the mail is sent to the domain of the recipient

atsuk
9th March 2004 16:53 UTC

but is it possible to attach files? it would be useful

apollo51
9th March 2004 17:11 UTC

Sure, I will try to add that when I have time :p

apollo51
10th March 2004 15:53 UTC

Originally posted by fabiochelly
Try to use the indy components without using forms.
Or use the ICS components : they propose a define to use them without using forms.
Try also to replace any SysUtils functions by your own ones.

The DLL does not use forms, and how much KB would I save by removing the SysUtils functions?

sixcode
26th May 2006 17:38 UTC

Sorry to bump an old thread but can someone post or upload the 100kb version

thanks

mfacer
10th January 2007 13:46 UTC

I'd also like to try the 100kb code....

...has anyone got this? or a similar send email plugin??

cheers.

mindwarp
25th June 2007 08:00 UTC

Originally posted by apollo51
Compiled with rtl and indy runtime packages but I think it won't run again

Can anyone how tell me how to get this to work ?

Invalid command: SMTPRelay::Send
Error in script "D:\DesktopNT\smtprelay\MailApollo51.nsi" on line 8 -- aborting creation process

TIA

Afrow UK
25th June 2007 10:41 UTC

Make sure SMTPRelay.dll is in your plugins folder!!!

Stu

sgiusto
25th June 2007 13:23 UTC

This is e very old thread to answer to: but why not using blat to create a smtp plugin?

mindwarp
25th June 2007 14:10 UTC

Stu... Ok, I'll try...

Sgiusto... whats Blat?

sgiusto
25th June 2007 15:33 UTC

Blat is a program used to send email directly to a SMTP server. Is available as exe, dll or in source code.
It has been removed from public domain because it has often been used to write spam software. I use it to automatically send emails from my programs. It supports multiple recipients, attachments, SMTP authentication and so on. It can also produce Debug information to check if email has been successfully sent.
If of interest I could pack it in a nsis plugin

FoBoT
26th June 2007 00:04 UTC

after reading this thread i am using blat for email notification of an automated build process to different distribution lists depending on if the build is for development or QA or production

i wrote some macros to create, write to the body, attach files and send the emails

it works great

Yathosho
26th June 2007 18:58 UTC

i've just thought of a scenario where this plugin might become handy: support requests. but then i figured, why not having a plugin that let's submit a user a bug or support request on sourceforge? a lot of people might want support, but they don't understand the overloaded sf pages.