Developing Visual Basic 4 Communications Applications: The Ultimate Guide to Creating Internet and Email Applications

Presents the best VB programming techniques for creating Internet-ready applications. Provides a fully-functional email manager application complete with Visual Basic source code. Features the details behind major mail systems including Internet Mail, Microsoft Mail, Lotus CC:Mail, CompuServe Mail, MCI Mail, and more. Contains hard-to-find techniques for file compression, displaying graphics, message passing, MAPI, file formats, MIME, serial communications, TCP/IP, and more. Shows readers how to create Windows applications capable of exchanging virtually any type of information. Includes powerful custom controls to help programmers develop flexibleInternet and email applications.