When authenticating with an SMTP server using either the Authenticate method in the .NET class or ActiveX control, or when calling the SmtpAuthenticate function in the library API, the attempt fails with an error indicating an invalid or unsupported authentication protocol was specified.
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When attempting to send an email using the SocketTools SMTP client component or library, the connection is successful, however the SendMessage method or SmtpSendMessage function fails with an error indicating there were no valid recipients specified.
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If your anti-virus software detects a virus in one of the SocketTools installation packages, it is likely a false-positive report made by the heuristics engine in the software you are using.
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When you want to submit data to a web service, there are several different approaches that you can take in your applications. Code which was written using older versions of SocketTools would simply use the PostData method, or HttpPostData function in the API. With the current version, you have additional options.
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The SocketTools Subscription is a comprehensive collection of every component included with SocketTools, and is compatible with virtually every major development tool available for the Windows platform.
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If you're familiar with Linux distributions, one of the things you learn to use early on is a package manager. These are utilities with names like apt, dpkg, yum and dnf which are used to install and update software installed on the system. There is now an official package manager available for the Windows platform.
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There may be situations where a system is having problems establishing a reliable Internet connection. This could occur after an update to the operating system or a network driver, or after the installation of third-party software such as a VPN. Fortunately, it's not difficult to reset your system back to its default configuration and restore
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Windows will normally prefer to use IPv6 instead of IPv4 if the local system has been configured with IPv6 enabled and the system you want to connect with has an IPv6 address assigned in its DNS record. However, there may be situations where you want the system to prioritize IPv4 instead.
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Microsoft has released .NET 5.0 and it is available with Visual Studio 2019 16.8.3 and later versions. Use the Visual Studio Installer to check what version you have installed and update to the current release. .NET 5.0 was a short-term release and reached end-of-support on May 8, 2022. SocketTools .NET 10 Build 1260 and later
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A new update for SocketTools is available for download. Version 10.0.1274.1931 was released on May 18th, 2021. This is a complete product release which incorporates updates from the previous release, as well as all subsequent hotfixes. Refer to the release notes for information about the changes in this update. Downloads SocketTools .NET Edition SocketTools ActiveX
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