Is it possible to make a Visual Basic.Net application that can inform me when I get a new email (like in Yahoo! Messenger but without the messenger) Im guessing it would have to log into Yahoo! Mail somehow but it would be great. So can it be done and how?
Please give links etc. if possible
Please note im using Visual Basic.Net so DONT give me links for C#, C, C++, ASP, Java etc.
2007-02-10 10:30:28 · 1 answers · asked by sbraidley 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
It's not easy. I did this a few years ago (in Java, sorry) by writing a program that opened a socket on port 80 to mail.yahoo.com, filling in the appropriate fields, submitting the data as if it came from a form and following the path through e-mail. However, it goes through several "forwards" including secure ones and is very particular about header parameters.
Best bet: sign up for yahoo imap mail ($) and use a standard mail reader package (there are free ones; VB doesn't include one) to read your mail.
2007-02-10 10:36:23 · answer #1 · answered by Meg W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋