"Ted Boyd" <screame***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have an ASP page that sends email using CDOSYS. If there is any type of
>failure that causes the email not to be sent, I don't have any way of
>knowing it. Is there any email component that will notify me or log the
>failure? Ideas?
>
> Thanks
>

"Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" <ten.xoc@dnartreb.noraa> wrote in message
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> Doesn't your SMTP server have logging capabilities?
>
>
> "Ted Boyd" <screame***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>I have an ASP page that sends email using CDOSYS. If there is any type of
>>failure that causes the email not to be sent, I don't have any way of
>>knowing it. Is there any email component that will notify me or log the
>>failure? Ideas?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>

"Ted Boyd" <screame***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> Yes, I suppose it is. I need the mechanic to tell me the car is broken.
> >
> > I guess the analogy was lost somewhere.
> >
> > If SMTP can't send e-mails, it can't e-mail you to tell you that.
>
>
> I guess I'm not making myself clear. I don't care if it sends me an email
or
> a telegram, I need something that will tell me that an email was not sent
> from a form on a web page. I don't need to know if the emails were sent
> successfully; only if not.
>
> If it doesn't exist, that's what I'll tell the boss. If it does, all I
have
> to do is tell him how much it costs.
>
>

> There are basically three points of failure.
>
> 1) The call to send on the CDO object fails because the server objects to
> something or is having a problem.  An error is raised in script so you
> will
> need to trap and deal with this error in someway.
>
> 2) The send succeeds but subsequently the SMTP server is having a problem
> and can't get this email or potentially any emails out.  This is tricky to
> handle the only sure way is to check event logs to see if your SMTP server
> is happy.
>
> 3) The email cannot be forwarded successfully because of problems further
> down the line.  The SMTP server will usually give up after some time and
> return the email to the disposition notification address which is usually
> the senders address but can be set to a different address.
>
> My guess is what you are after is to set the disposition address to
> something where you collect the most common failures.
>
> Const cdoDSNFailure = 2
> Const cdoDSNDelay = 2
>
> Message.Fields(cdoDispositionNotificationTo) = NoteTo
> Message.DSNOptions = cdoDSNFailure or cdoDSNDelay
> Message.Fields.Update
>
> Anthony.

"Anthony Jones" <A**@yadayadayada.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Ted Boyd" <screame***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OyhhUcM6GHA.4608@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > >> Yes, I suppose it is. I need the mechanic to tell me the car is
broken.
> > >
> > > I guess the analogy was lost somewhere.
> > >
> > > If SMTP can't send e-mails, it can't e-mail you to tell you that.
> >
> >
> > I guess I'm not making myself clear. I don't care if it sends me an
email
> or
> > a telegram, I need something that will tell me that an email was not
sent
> > from a form on a web page. I don't need to know if the emails were sent
> > successfully; only if not.
> >
> > If it doesn't exist, that's what I'll tell the boss. If it does, all I
> have
> > to do is tell him how much it costs.
> >
> >
>
> There are basically three points of failure.
>
> 1) The call to send on the CDO object fails because the server objects to
> something or is having a problem.  An error is raised in script so you
will
> need to trap and deal with this error in someway.
>
> 2) The send succeeds but subsequently the SMTP server is having a problem
> and can't get this email or potentially any emails out.  This is tricky to
> handle the only sure way is to check event logs to see if your SMTP server
> is happy.
>
> 3) The email cannot be forwarded successfully because of problems further
> down the line.  The SMTP server will usually give up after some time and
> return the email to the disposition notification address which is usually
> the senders address but can be set to a different address.
>
> My guess is what you are after is to set the disposition address to
> something where you collect the most common failures.
>
> Const cdoDSNFailure = 2
> Const cdoDSNDelay = 2

>
> Message.Fields(cdoDispositionNotificationTo) = NoteTo
> Message.DSNOptions = cdoDSNFailure or cdoDSNDelay
> Message.Fields.Update
>
> Anthony.
>
>