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Licensing

Single computer license

This license is valid for as many installations as you need on a single production machine.
You're allowed to install the component on any number of developer/test machines.
Number of single computer licenses limits the number of production machines only.
There is no developer limit that can work with the component.
You may not redistribute the component with this license.
Your company name is embedded in this license.

Product license

This license is valid for unlimited copies of a single application.
You're allowed to install the component on any number of developer/test machines.
There is no developer limit that can work with the component.
You may redistribute component as part of your application.
Your product name is embedded in this license.
You should use "License to" field during ordering process to enter your product name.

Ultimate license

This license is valid for unlimited copies of unlimited number of different applications.
You're allowed to install the component on any number of developer/test machines.
There is no developer limit that can work with the component.
You may redistribute component as part of your application.
  • Electronic delivery (licenses are generated automatically, you will receive them as soon as the payment is made).
  • License includes free email support and component upgrade for 12 months.
  • After the purchase you will receive the license file, which will unlock the trial version.Trial version can be downloaded in download section.
  • If you already purchased a license and would like to upgrade, please contact us with your previous order number for getting a coupon for the price you already paid.

Please visit buy component page for details on how to buy.

You need either Product license or Ultimate license.

Single computer license entitles you to install component on a single production machine (for example ASP.NET server), you are not allowed to redistribute the component with this license.

Yes, you're allowed to install the product on any number of developer/test machines.
Number of single computer licenses limits the number of production machines only.

Purchasing any product entitles you to 12 months of free maintenance of that product since the moment of purchase. The maintenance includes all major and minor updates released for that product during the year and the standard technical support.

The trial version is fully functional. It has the same features as the registered version.

The evaluation version of the component stamps the subject of some downloaded or sent emails with the "Please purchase the license" message.

The evaluation version of the component displays "Please purchase the license" dialog.

Make sure that the "MailLicense.xml" file is in the run folder of your application (AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory).

Please read the license tutorial for more details.

General

You can find all Mail.dll code samples here After installation you can also find working examples in the Start menu.
POP3 (Post Office Protocol Version 3) is an Internet Protocol used to retrieve e-mails from a mail server. The server runs this service on TCP port 110 and 995 in SSL mode.
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is an Internet Protocol used to receive e-mail messages. With IMAP you can create, rename, and/or delete mailboxes (usually presented to the user as folders) on the server, and perform server-side searches. The server runs this service on TCP port 143 and 993 in SSL mode. protocols for e-mail retrieva
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is an Internet Protocol used to send e-mail messages. The server runs this service on TCP port 25 and 465 in SSL mode..
  • Mail.dll is a .NET 2.0 assembly so it will work on .NET 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0
  • Mail.dll was tested against Mono-2.8 and Mono-2.10.
  • .NET 1.1 is no longer supported although 1.1 version exists (If you really need one send me an email)
Yes, both encoding types are supported by default.
Yes, it is supported. TNEF is short for Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format. TNEF is a proprietary e-mail attachment format used by Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange Server. An attached file with TNEF encoding is most usually called winmail.dat or win.dat and has a MIME type of Application/MS-TNEF

Other

Most common problems are described in the "Most common problems" section of Mail.dll code samples page.

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