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Email Programming Tips, Tricks and Secrets

No application is complete until it can send (and possibly receive) email, instant messages or RSS feeds. Find out how to use these communication channels in your programs.
How to Send Email from a PHP Script
One function is all you need to send an email from a PHP script.
Send Email from a PHP Script Using SMTP Authentication
Now the email from your PHP script won't send. Now it will. Here's how to make PHP send emails even through mail servers that require authentication.
How to Send Email with Ruby on Rails
With Ruby on Rails, emails are objects and their content comes from templates. Sending mail from a Ruby on Rails application is quite easy and very flexible.
Send Emails with Extra Headers in PHP
Add "From:", "Cc:", "X-Mailer:" or any other header line to email messages sent from a PHP script.
Configure PHP to Use a Local Mail Server for Sending Mail
Insert messages from PHP scripts into a local mail server directly.
Configure PHP to Use a Remote SMTP Server for Sending Mail
Send emails from your PHP scripts without a local mail server installed.
Send a Simple Email with ASP.NET
ASP.NET makes it particularly easy to send emails from Web pages.

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