Send email from webapp that does not have a webpage

Targets Web
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I have a webapp on my server that just sits and listens for requests from my mobile apps.
Now I would like for that webapp to send me an email when a specific request is made. How can I send an email if the webapp does not display a webpage? I do have MBS plugins if that helps.
Any hints at all would be helpful.
Thanks

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Hi Gary, this is actually pretty simple. It’s almost easier to do than to explain, but I’ll give it a try!

I usually create a Module in my Web project and call it “Messenger”. I add a class and call it “MailSocket” as a subclass of SMTPSecureSocket.

If you are deploying on TargetXojoCloud then there is a simple call that opens a port on their system (I can paste that to you if you need it). Here’s the basic idea…

For testing create a method in your app somewhere, like this:

// Create EmailMessage
Var mail As New EmailMessage
mail.FromAddress = "John Doe <do_not_reply@somedomain.com>"
mail.AddRecipient("someemail@someotherdomain.com")
mail.Subject = "Hello it's my subject!"
mail.BodyHTML = Messenger.msg_template_GENERIC_html
mail.BodyPlainText = Messenger.msg_template_GENERIC_plaintext
mail.Headers.AddHeader("X-Mailer","if you want a header you can put on in")
Messenger.Outbox(mail)

Inside your Messenger.Outbox(msg as EmailMessage) looks like this:

EmailSocket = New MailSocket

// Connect to Server
EmailSocket.Address = "mail.yourmailserver.com"
EmailSocket.Port = 465
EmailSocket.ConnectionType = SMTPSecureSocket.TLSv11
EmailSocket.SMTPConnectionType = SMTPSecureSocket.SMTPConnectionTypes.SSLTLS
EmailSocket.SSLEnabled = True

EmailSocket.Username = "do_not_reply@somedomain.com"
EmailSocket.Password = "yourP4sswORdHere"

// Send it
EmailSocket.Messages.AddRow(msg)
EmailSocket.SendMail
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That is great, I never thought about a module for this.
Thanks for the reply and I will add that to my Web app.