If you are working with the .NET Framework and need to incorporate e-mail functionality into your software, the new Internet Mail .NET component with its streamlined, single interface can let you add email features quickly and easily with a minimum of coding.

Interesting features:

- Ease of use and simplicity, requiring very little coding

- Supports the POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP protocols

- You can compose and send an email message with just 2 lines of code

- Supports file attachments and HTML format email messages

- Much better performance than an ActiveX control in .NET apps

- Integrated SSL/TLS security with no additional classes or libraries required

- A more “natural” interface for .NET programming than ActiveX controls

- Easier to deploy with .NET applications (no ActiveX control registration)

The Internet Mail .NET component is designed to be used with languages such as Visual Basic .NET, C# and Delphi .NET. It includes assemblies that target both version 1.1 and version 2.0 of the Common Language Runtime. You can target either version of the Framework, depending on your application requirements and the development tools you're using, such as Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 .NET, Visual Studio 2005 and Borland Developer Studio 2006.

For more information - http://www.xtras.net/products/catalystinternetmail/