Hello All,



I am new to the world of CDO.



What are the advantages of using CDONTS over simply creating a text file

with the filesystemobject?



This site will not generate very many messages, but another one I am working

on will.



Here is a sample of what I am talking about. My site has a custom 404 error

page. All it really does is just gives the user a way to navigate back to

the site. In addition, it sends me an automated email stating where the

error occured and when.



ASP Script:



<%

'Send an Error Message to the Webmaster Account

Dim sSendInfo, fs, sBody, msg

'Send to who

sSendInfo = "x-sender: webmaster@c..."

sSendInfo = sSendInfo & vbcrlf & "x-receiver:

webmaster@c..."

sSendInfo = sSendInfo & vbcrlf & "From: webmaster@c..."

sSendInfo = sSendInfo & vbcrlf & "To: webmaster@c..."

sSendInfo = sSendInfo & vbcrlf & "Subject: CHSInternational Auto Error

Message"



'Body of message: Details

sBody = sBody & vbcrlf & "Date of Error: " & Date()

sBody = sBody & vbcrlf & "Requested URL: " & Request.QueryString

sBody = sBody & vbcrlf & "IP Address: " &

Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_ADDR")

sBody = sBody & vbcrlf & "Domaine Name: " &

Request.ServerVariables("REMOTE_HOST")



Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Set msg = fs.CreateTextFile("C:\InetPub\mailroot\pickup\message.txt", True)

msg.WriteLine sSendInfo

msg.WriteBlankLines(1)

msg.WriteLine sBody

msg.Close

Set fs = Nothing

Set msg = Nothing

%>



On another site I have I use ASPMail. I haven't had any problems but the

site at them moment does not generate much usage.



I guess what I am trying to say is, what is the best way to send SMTP mail

via ASP? (CDONTS, FileSystemObject, or 3rd Party).



Thanks,

Scott