Thanks All. This is just what I am looking for.
Larry
"Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <no.spam@no.spam.com> wrote in message
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> "Larry" <lkillen@charter.net> wrote in message
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>> Is there something I can monitor to insure that the mail left the
> server?
>
> Not from the client end, no. Once the message reaches a server, it is
> out of your hands.
>
>> I have a port monitor installed but all it tells me is that the SMTP
>> port is open.
>
> A Port monitor does not tell you what is actually being exchanged.
> You need a packet sniffer for that.
>
>> Would I know if the mail failed to send?
>
> Only if there was a problem in your client sending the message to the
> server. If no exception is raised, then the message was delivered ok.
> It then becomes the server's responsibility to finish delivering the
> message to the specified recipients later. There is no way to track
> that operation from the client side. If the server has problems
> delivering the message, it will send an error email back to the
> address that you specified in the "From" header.
>
>
> Gambit
