Command Method

Description

Send any command to the server.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Sub Command( _ ByVal Command As String, _ ByRef Reply As String, _ ByVal Multiline As Boolean _ )

Visual Basic

Public Sub Command( _
   ByVal Command As String, _
   ByRef Reply As String, _
   ByVal Multiline As Boolean _
)

Parameters

Command: The command to send.
Reply: Where the reply from the server will be stored. A message would not be returned for this parameter when the Progress event fires, as that information would be available elsewhere.
Multiline: True if a multiline reply is expected, otherwise False.

Remarks

Allows execution of standard and non-standard extension. The response from the server is copied to the Reply parameter, and you determine success or failure of the command.

You must correctly set Multiline for the command being sent. If a multiline response is specified, but not returned from the server, this method times out looking for a response termination sequence. If a Multiline reply is received but not specified, only the first line of the response returns.

Command should not include a trailing CR/LF.

For scripting environments, use CommandEx.

Error Codes

This method may generate the following error code (refer to MailErrorConstants for a complete list of error codes):

ptBlocked
ptConnectionAborted
ptConnectionReset
ptNetworkDown
ptNetworkReset
ptNoBufferSpace
ptNotConnected
ptProtocol
ptTimeout