(MFC) Send Email using smtp-mail.outlook.com with Password Authentication

Demonstrates how to send an email using smtp-mail.outlook.com using password authentication.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkMailMan.h>
#include <CkEmail.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkMailMan mailman;

    mailman.put_SmtpHost("smtp-mail.outlook.com");
    mailman.put_SmtpPort(587);
    mailman.put_StartTLS(true);

    // Set the SMTP login/password
    mailman.put_SmtpUsername("OFFICE365_USERNAME");
    mailman.put_SmtpPassword("OFFICE365_PASSWORD");

    // Create a new email object
    CkEmail email;

    email.put_Subject("This is a test");
    email.put_Body("This is a test");
    email.put_From("My Name <my_office365_email@outlook.com>");
    bool success = email.AddTo("Chilkat Admin","admin@chilkatsoft.com");

    success = mailman.SendEmail(email);
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(mailman.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    success = mailman.CloseSmtpConnection();
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append("Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
    }

    strOut.append("Email Sent!");
    strOut.append("\r\n");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }