Gaurav Khanna has released
its project called CSLMail,
an SMTP/POP3 email component for .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework
platforms.
CSLMail 2.0 is a free and feature rich .NET based email
component, which supports the SMTP and POP3 protocols, completing the need to
design a complete email client. Its comes with complete documentation and
features include:
- SMTP
- Complete SMTP support for sending emails
- SMTP Authentication supported
- Attachments supported using BASE64 encoding
- Return/Delivery Receipts, Email Priority, Plain-Text/Rich-Text emails
supported
- Custom email headers can be inserted
- POP3
- Support for automatic email parsing an presenting you with the various
email sections
- Support for getting the partial email content for showing the header
information only (TOP command)
- Allows you to automatically decode and save BASE64 encoded
attachments
CSLMail also supports variety of platforms for desktop and compact device
development:
- .NET Framework 2.0
- .NET Compact Framework 1.0 and 2.0
- Windows CE 5.0
- Pocket PC 2003 and SmartPhone 2003
- Windows Mobile 5.0 based Pocket PC and SmartPhone
The tool is totally free and it's really interesting expecially because it
covers all the .NET environments. Now you have the right tool to start building
your own email client, expecially for the mobile-side... 