How to Send Email to SMTP Server

We will now show you how to send emails to an SMTP server using visual basic 6. Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) is the email protocol for sending information. We can take advantage of this ability to email from our data logged from the PLC. Shift reports on productivity can be automatically emailed to recipients. Faults or errors detected by the PLC can be emailed directly to individuals for correction. We will use visual basic 6 (VB6) to send an email message to the SMTP Google Gmail server. Using this method we can use HTML code to format our messages. Attachments can also be added to the email message. More information can be obtained at our website. https://accautomation.ca/how-to-send-email-to-smtp-server/ Note: Google is removing "Less Secured Apps" in the mail app. (Gmail) If you are using this to send email from your controller, you must enable 2-step verification. This will then give you the option to generate an "App Password" for your controller or program. Gmail Less Secure App Access - App Passwords https://youtube.com/shorts/r9WxLTNDz24 https://www.accautomation.ca