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VL.IO.Net.Email is a VL set of nodes to do basic email tasks.

Included nodes are:

• SendEmail
• SendEmail (Spread)
• ListEmails

The nodes can be used in gamma, beta and alpha.

Both SendEmail nodes use the standard System.Net API and support only SMTP.

ListEmails uses MailKit and MimeKit and currently supports only POP3.

ListEmails assumes all attachments are image attachments and tries to parse their content as such.

Installation and Usage

In order to use these nodes first download the zip file and unzip it in a place of your liking, then follow the instructions below depending on whether you are intending to use the nodes in alpha/beta or gamma.

alpha/beta Instructions

1. Navigate to VL.IO.Net.Email\vvvv\girlpower
2. Open ListEmails (help).v4p
3. You will be prompted with an error message, clik OK and Hide
4. Right click on the red node ListEmails node, this will open the VL editor
5. Middle click on the red ListEmails node
6. On the top document menu, click on the document name (VL.IO.Net.Email.vl)
7. Click on Dependencies -> .Net Nugets
8. Right click and select install on MailKit and MimeKit, this will open two console windows
9. Wait for the nuget installation in the console windows to finish and close the console windows

At this point there should be no remaining red nodes.

Back on your vvvv patch, Alt+Right-click on the SendEmails node to reload it and have the input and output pins in the expected order.

gamma Instructions

1. Navigate to VL.IO.Net.Email\help\Email tasks\General
2. Open HowTo Send and Email using SMTP.vl
3. Middle click on the SendEmail node
4. On the top document menu, click on the document name (VL.IO.Net.Email.vl)
5. Click on Dependencies -> .Net Nugets
6. Right click and select install on MailKit and MimeKit, this will open two console windows
7. Wait for the nuget installation in the console windows to finish and close the console windows

The nodes should now function properly.

Contributing

If you wish to see the source code or to extend the current functionality, please head to https://github.com/ravazquez/VL.IO.Net.Email to collaborate.

It would be great for anyone to jump in and add IMAP support on ListEmails.

If you find any issues please report them here or on the github page.

Enjoy!

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