Difference between revisions of "TSmtpCli.Auth"

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Sends SMTP command '''AUTH''' to the mail server to start SMTP authentication according property [[TSmtpCli.AuthType | '''AuthType''']].
 
Sends SMTP command '''AUTH''' to the mail server to start SMTP authentication according property [[TSmtpCli.AuthType | '''AuthType''']].
 
   
 
   
If property [[TSmtpCli.AuthType | AuthType]] has been set to [[TSmtpCli.AuthType |'''smtpAuthAutoSelect''']] the component won't silently fall back to [[TSmtpCli.AuthType | smtpAuthNone]] if no matching authentication method could be detected, instead method Auth would return with error > 0 in event [[TSmtpCli.OnRequestDone | OnRequestDone]].  
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Note that if property [[TSmtpCli.AuthType | AuthType]] has been set to [[TSmtpCli.AuthType |'''smtpAuthAutoSelect''']] the component won't silently fall back to [[TSmtpCli.AuthType | smtpAuthNone]] if no matching authentication method could be detected, instead method Auth would return with error > 0 in event [[TSmtpCli.OnRequestDone | OnRequestDone]].  
  
Note that any kind of SMTP authentication requires that method [[TSmtpCli.Ehlo | Ehlo]] instead of [[TSmtpCli.Helo | Helo]] has been called previously.
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Also note that any kind of SMTP authentication requires that method [[TSmtpCli.Ehlo | Ehlo]] instead of [[TSmtpCli.Helo | Helo]] has been called previously.
  
 
== Example ==
 
== Example ==

Revision as of 18:48, 19 February 2006

Main page -> ICS component reference -> TSmtpCli -> Auth

Definition

procedure Auth;

Inherited from TCustomSmtpCli.Auth

Description

Sends SMTP command AUTH to the mail server to start SMTP authentication according property AuthType.

Note that if property AuthType has been set to smtpAuthAutoSelect the component won't silently fall back to smtpAuthNone if no matching authentication method could be detected, instead method Auth would return with error > 0 in event OnRequestDone.

Also note that any kind of SMTP authentication requires that method Ehlo instead of Helo has been called previously.

Example

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